Jobscore Factor: Proficiency
Proficiency is gained through on the job experience, related previous experience, and training
courses additional to the basic formal education required by the job. Proficiency is also used
to measure levels of creativity in the arts. Proficiency is the deemed overall skill level
required to perform a job competently.
One view of proficiency is in purely technical terms, is the level Expert Practitioner where
the position is the final authority within an organisation in some specialised field. Examples
are Chief Legal Counsel, Chief Engineer, Manager Taxation, Company Secretary, and
Employee Relations Manager.
Proficiency can also be considered in management terms where both technical proficiency in terms
of vocation, trade or profession, and management proficiency to direct the application of
organisation resources towards organisation objectives are required. Here the minimum level of
proficiency would be Senior Practitioner.
Table 1.5 Proficiency
| Level | Description |
| 1 |
Beginner, where duties provide training and development, e.g. Trainee positions. |
| 2 |
In a vocation, trade or profession, the jobholder is required performs
less difficult tasks, or gains experience working with more experienced or senior practitioners.
In non-vocational, non-supervisory jobs, works on tasks of standard difficulty for the role. |
| 3 |
In vocational, trade, or professional jobs, and in non-vocational
supervisory jobs, works independently on tasks of standard difficulty for the role.
For non-vocational, non-supervisory jobs, positions that require a well-experienced practitioner
or one proficient in a specialised area. |
| 4 |
Experienced Practitioner. In vocational jobs, positions that
require an experienced practitioner (minimum 5 years post-qualification experience), and in
non-vocational jobs, those that require a highly experienced practitioner (minimum 8 years
job-related experience). |
| 5 |
Senior Practitioner. |
| 6 |
Advanced Practitioner. |
| 7 |
Expert Practitioner. |
| 8 |
Senior Expert. |
| 9 |
Authority. |
| 10 |
Leading Authority. |
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