The Competency Group Courses

Bernadette Allen is the founder and President of The Competency Group Inc. and is a leader in the application of competency-based human resources development. She has worked with hundreds of clients since the company began in 1997. Her extensive experience includes developing competency profiles, developing occupational standards, developing competency based training, designing competency assessment, conducting skills gap analysis, training evaluation and designing organization-wide training strategy. Bernadette holds a Masters of Adult Education from St Francis Xavier University and certification in competency analysis and competency-based training from several Canadian and American organizations. Testimonials “I have worked and collaborated with Bernadette Allen for many years on a wide-range of projects all having a competency-based philosophy at the core. Bernadette’s work has been generalized over various private and public sectors ranging in focus from direct competency analysis for education and curriculum development to the identification of work functions and tasks through competency analysis to support the human resource continuum. Bernadette is a highly experienced and qualified professional consultant who has a lot to offer in terms of knowledge and experience in all things competency-based. Over our many years of collaboration I have developed a deep respect for her ability to practically apply the identification and use of competencies for solving a broad range of operational and human resources challenges. She created, grew and has maintained a successful consulting firm that has done business in Canada and the US, and has developed a great reputation as an industry expert in adult education who understands the value of implementing and promoting skills based learning in workplaces.” Susan Howard MSc HRM, CHRP and Management Consultant, Bermuda