4 – 6 Dec 2018 / Exeter, UK
The Met Office and Eumetcal delivered a residential course on Competency Assessment at the Met Office in Exeter, UK, in December 2018.
Competency-based assessment continues to have increasing relevance in the operational meteorological community, and this course followed on from work an Expert Team completed in identifying the underpinning requirements of competence-based assessment.
The course covered the main stages of the assessment cycle, with background theory, followed by discussion of best practice, and the opportunity to assess, as well as be assessed, in a couple of practical simulations. There was also the opportunity to discuss areas related to the Human Factor when assessing, and QMS.
For the course to be a success it needed the full involvement of the delegates, whose contributions made sure there were excellent points raised and the opportunity to progress best practice ideas in the competence assessment environment. There were eight delegates, from Denmark, Estonia, Kosovo, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro.