CERN developed and implemented its Competency Model (CCM) combining technical and behavioural competencies in 2011, with the aim to provide coherent criteria throughout organisational processes to drive performance and continuous development of staff. While the behavioural competency model is well established, technical competencies have to be regularly reviewed to properly reflect the Organization’s needs.

The first update of the technical competencies comes into effect this month following the work by three senior members of staff appointed by Management: Giovanna Lehmann Miotto, Philippe Lebrun and Sylvain Weisz. Each of them was responsible for selected domains of competencies and worked with more than 100 experts across CERN.

When asked about her experience of the process, Giovanna Lehmann Miotto said “we tried to keep the competencies at a level to ensure that they would not expire with the next round of technologies”, concluding that “personally, it has been an enriching experience because it has been an opportunity to meet many experts around CERN that otherwise I would probably never had the occasion to meet”.

The CERN Competencies apply across all CERN HR processes from talent acquisition to performance management and learning & development, and these updated technical competencies will be integrated and reflected accordingly.

To find out more, visit the CCM web page.