I was actively looking for some certification / diploma programmes which would help me hone my skills as an HR professional. I was going thru all the literature available on net regarding this but was not very convinced on the programmes. Of course, with my own criteria of Cost, time involvement, potential of value add in my profile etc.
I was sure of one thing that I wanted to do this for not sake of doing this OR to add in to the list of qualifications but to really upgrade my understanding on core HR processes.
I met Dr. T V Rao in the one of the programmes organized by National HRD Network, Ahmedabad chapter. I have always seen him as “Guru” in the field of HR and his contributions & commitment to the cause of HR profession do not require any elaboration, He is founder Chairman of Dr. T V Rao Learning Systems (Known as TVRLS) and they conduct short duration programmes for working professionals.
I was under dilemma on the various aspects of the programme. I immediately realized that this requires a change in the mindset. To accept yourself as student after 15 years of work experience itself is a great challenge that I had to counter with myself. The practical difficulties like not having time due to busy schedule, not able to devote time to family in the first place then why to add additional load on the time allocation for this activity etc. etc. were the thought in the mind.
Countering all these arguments with self, I decided to enroll myself for the programme. The course was spread over a span of 6 months involving self study module, assignment submission, contact sessions & final project. All the course material started flowing in with all self-study assignments. It was time to revisit theories which I would have mugged up during my masters’ programme without actually much of understanding. Now, I was getting a different perspective to all these theories when I was relating them with my experience. All these helped me get reassurance that I was doing the right activity for myself.
My motivation reached to its peak when the time for contact session came. We were a batch of 27 professionals who came to gather to share our experience & learn application orientation of Competency mapping process. Team comprising Dr. T V Rao, Ms. Tejal & Mr. Sumit Verghese were our mentors during the 3 days workshop. The average experience of our group was 5 yrs.+ and it was ranging from 3 years to 20 years band. This workshop helped me understand the intricacies of the CM processes and its interrelation. It actually took us thru mapping process for various roles as part of our group assignment and we realized the challenges involved.
At the end of the workshop and the course, I submitted my assignment on CM model in the organization where I am working i.e. Elitecore Technologies Ltd. (www.elitecore.com).
The programme has helped me increase my self-esteem as HR professional, helped me prepare a roadmap for myself as an HR professional and also helped me clearly differentiate HR role between operational & business partner domain. I implemented Competency Mapping programme at my organization which helped me apply all the theoretical learning to test & experiment. Of course, the credit goes to my team here in transforming my expectations into reality. I will share this experience some other time.
Tags: Competency mapping
March 3, 2010 at 6:46 am |
Its great to be a part of your virtual growth and process. I am now really getting eager to hear your exp in contact session.