Qualtrics based Employee Wellness Assessment - Wipro

One of the four APEGS strategic targets outlined in the 2019-2021 Strategic Plan is to make an online competency-based assessment system available to individuals seeking engineering licenses.

In this post, we shall discuss the role of validators in Online Competency-Based Assessment and how it helps applicants in the process.Let's get started... What is Competency-Based Assessment?Competency-based assessment is a method of determining an applicant's suitability for registration by confirming and assessing their competence to do basic engineering activities in a safe and reliable manner.

Instead of asking applicants to explain their experiences, as many assessment systems do now, competency-based assessment encourages candidates to justify their competence by describing how situational behaviors reflect their mastery of the needed competencies.The competency framework organizes the numerous capabilities into categories that represent the core areas in which engineers of all disciplines must be knowledgeable to ensure adequate practice and public safety.

The CBAT at APEGS evaluates applicants' key competencies, which are divided into six categories.These categories indicate different types of knowledge and skills needed to practice engineering effectively and safely.

The six competency categories are as follows: Technical CompetencyCommunicationProject & Financial ManagementTeam EffectivenessProfessional AccountabilitySocial, Economic, Environmental & SustainabilityApplicants must showcase his/her ability to practice independently and prioritize the public interest.

These examples must come from work experience earned in an engineering context or while doing engineering duties as specified by the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act.Furthermore, when the APEGS Registration Executive Committee evaluates applicants (REC).

Employee wellbeing has grown in popularity over time, but is it a new concept or simply a rebranding of old occupational health, absence management, and good management practice?The majority of firms strive to be in good shape.

As more organizations see the economic benefits and contributions that can be made by introducing employee wellbeing initiatives, it is progressively advancing up the business agenda.Many businesses are attempting to strike a compromise between increasing productivity and reducing the danger of their staff becoming burnt out, making costly mistakes, or departing.

Understanding the comprehensive approach to well-being that underpins it, as well as the development of programmes that are coordinated with other HR policies, can help achieve that balance.The relationships that employees have with their immediate managers are maybe the most important element in employee happiness.

The better line managers are at detecting an individual's particular interests and concerns, the more likely they are to be able to build a team in which employee well-being is an intrinsic component of getting the job done.Occupational health is emerging as a discipline to assist businesses in providing care to their employees.

Occupational health services have generally been more readily available at larger organizations, where services have traditionally centred on seeing people after they have been ill.

This focus on prevention rather than cure is gradually moving, with the result that employee well-being is improving across the board, not only among those who are already sick.

After once again delivering more than one million training hours to its 16,000 employees in fiscal 2019, Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, has been recognized as one of the top 125 training organizations in the world by Training magazine.

Honored for the 19th consecutive year, Paychex occupies the number 14 spot on the 2020 list.“We have a passion for continual learning and development at Paychex, something that permeates the organization and spans the entire employee journey,” said Laurie Zaucha, the company’s vice president of human resources and organizational development.

“We design unique and creative learning solutions to help the company reach strategic goals and position our employees to grow and thrive, all while working to deliver the best possible experience for our customers.”Paychex empowers its employees to embrace a career-long approach to learning and development with:A personalized, AI-powered learning management system (LMS) which recommends courses based on an employee’s job role, professional interests, and previously completed courses.Video coaching and interactive games to increase learning retention.Personal and Professional Development sessions that help employees strengthen soft skills such as emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and their ability to navigate crucial conversations.Paychex TV, a library of more than 500 training videos.Last fiscal year, Paychex employees completed more than 280,000 instructor-led training (ILT) hours at the company’s corporate headquarters in Rochester, N.Y., and in 12 regional centers around the country, as well as 260,000 virtual training hours.

In addition, employees completed more than 73,000 self-study hours prior to ILT programs, 290,000 online module hours, and 89,000 manager-led training hours across 100-plus locations.

Akumina, the employee experience platform powering personalized digital employee experiences, today announced that it is working with Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP), the largest publicly-held developer and owner of Class A office properties in the United States, to help the organization better engage and communicate with their more than 1,200 employees and service providersBoston Selects employee experience platform to Empower WorkplaceBoston Properties continues to invest in a digital workplace strategy that amplifies its brand, elevates collaboration and reinforces its culture.

As a commercial real estate company with 196 properties across five regions, BXP’s newly designed intranet built on Akumina’s platform will drive and deliver intuitive access to resources and content.“We’re celebrating 50 years of success in 2020,” said James Whalen, Senior Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer at Boston Properties.

“Effectively enabling our talent with technology solutions that advance productivity and collaboration on behalf of our customers is critical.

Our partnership with Akumina will allow us to quickly build a modern intranet that is accessible and intuitive.

We are thrilled to be replacing our existing intranet with a new digital front door, where our teams can more effectively navigate to applications, resources and content that highlights our work in the built environment.”With Akumina-built digital workplace solutions, customers are able to securely share information and enhance the lines of communication across their entire workforce with the authentication method of their choosing while at the same time delivering a highly personalized experience that engages employees, increasing their overall engagement with the business.“Boston Properties is the embodiment of our “think big, start small, act fast” approach at Akumina,” said David Maffei, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Akumina.

“They knew they wanted to invest in a platform for easy access to content and engagement, and they knew they wanted to partner with us.