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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
GRHO0006-2  Strategic challenges of skills and training management

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Management Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in Management Sciences, didactic approach, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en banking and asset management, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus in Entrepreneurship, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en financial analysis and audit, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en management humain et organisation, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in management Sciences, professional focus in management, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en marketing and strategic intelligence, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en management des entreprises sociales, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master degree in management Sciences, professional focus on Strategic Intelligence and Marketing, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in Human Resources Management, Professional Focus, 1st yearSecond semester3
Master in Education Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st yearSecond semester3
Master in Education, Professional Focus in teaching, 1st yearSecond semester3
Master in Education, Professional Focus in Adult Education, 1st yearSecond semester3
Lecturer :  Jean‑Marie Dujardin
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Signification of the course
The management of competences in the organizations (businnesses, non profit sector, public organizations) has become a very important aspect of human resources management in those organizations.The course will help to understand the great stakes (development of the persons, social inclusion, competitiveness, performance, etc.) of the management of competences in the organizations, but also for the individuals (employment, management of personal competences) and for the Public Authorities (for the regions and for European Union : the Lisbon Strategy , the Lifelong learning). The student will reflect about the importance of the management of competences for him, for the organizations and for the whole society.

Topics.-The management of competences and of lifelong learning in the organizations : recent trends in the past, trends for the future.

-Competence : a global concept with various approaches.

-The stakes of management of comptences for individuals, organizations an Public Authorities.

-Main methodological tools for the management of competences : analysis of the demand, analysis of the crafts and competences, description of the crafts, assessment of competences, results indicators.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
-: to know and to apply the main concepts and methods of the management of competences in the organisations(knowledge)
-To analyse the stakes of the management of competences in an organization (ability).
- to be able to analyse the competences in an organization and to propose a development plan for the comptences(ability)
-To have a critical look on the evolution of the stakes linked to competences for individuals, organizations and the whole society(attitude)
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Common courses of human resources management in the bachelor program
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
The course will take place in 6 sessions of 4 hours:
-First session : presentation of the course, pedagogigal description, e-learning platform, main concepts, advices for reading the documents on the platform.
-Second to fith session : for each session : case study of an organization : presentation by a representative of the organization, analysis of the situation and proposal of solutions by groups of students, final "debriefing" and link with the theory (examples of case studies : management of comptences and succession planning for managers in an international industrial group, management of competences in an international group of five stars hotels,the management of competences of people aged more than 45 and the transfer of competences to young generations in an industrial SME and in a great services organization; the management of competences and strategic evolution in a great services firm,etc.).
-sixth session : general synthesis and conclusion
Recommended or required readings :  
theoretical notes and information notes on the case studies, available on the Lol@ platform
Assessment methods and criteria :  
1. Group work about every case study 2. Individual final report with oral discussion

For the 2 types of works the assessment criteria will be :
-Ability to apply the concepts/ tools of the management of competences.
-Ability to analyse the stakes of the management of competences in an organization.
-Ability to analyse a concrete situation in terms of management of competences.
-Ability to propose concrete solutions in this organization.
-Ability to have a critical look on the management of competences and its evolution for the organizations, the individuals and the whole society.
Contacts :  
Jean-Marie DUJARDIN

Jean-Marie.Dujardin@ulg.ac.be 04/232 73 11

Sabine Hauser

sabine.hauser@ulg.ac.be


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