1 Introduction

To safely deliver the critical business activities of the organization it is essential that workers and other interested parties involved in the provision of them have the required competencies. The consequences of not having sufficient skills available may lead to resourcing issues, failure to comply with legal requirements and increased risk to workers and the business.

[Organization Name] places emphasis on the provision of training to meet the needs of the business and to develop employees so that they can better fulfil their roles. The purpose of this competence development report is to identify whether there are currently sufficient competencies available in the right areas within the organization and what skills may be required in the near future to cope with known changes affecting [Organization Name] and its occupational health and safety (OH&S) responsibilities.

To do this, the required levels of competence in key areas have been identified, together with the number of resources needed. This has then been compared with an understanding of existing levels of competence gained via a questionnaire completed by all relevant employees. The two assessments are then compared to produce recommendations to fulfil the requirements. This has been done according to the steps set out in the Competence Development Procedure.

This report should be read in conjunction with the following documents, which give more detail about the context, scope, objectives, resourcing and roles, responsibilities and authorities within the occupational health and safety management system:

OHS Context, Requirements and Scope Occupational Health and Safety Policy Roles Responsibilities and Authorities