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A manager uses a competence framework to compare an employee's current skills with those required for a promotion role. Which process is the manager mainly carrying out?
The manager is carrying out a skills gap analysis. By comparing the employee's current competences with those the promotion role requires, the manager identifies development needs that training or experience should address. This differs from job evaluation, which ranks jobs to set pay grades.
- AJob evaluation to set pay grades
- BSkills gap analysis to identify development needsCorrect
- CSuccession audit of the board of directors
- DCost-volume-profit analysis
Explanation
Comparing current competences with those required for a target role identifies gaps, which is skills gap analysis. The output informs training and development plans. Job evaluation ranks jobs for pay, which is a different purpose.
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