A framework for building competency-based systems dedicated to human resource management

Abstract

CommOn is a framework which aims at developing operational systems dedicated to the management of competencies. Such a Competency-Based System can be used for different purposes such as staff development and deployment, job analysis or economic evaluation. CommOn is based on two models (implemented with specific tools) which guide (i) the building of competency reference systems related to particular domains such as Healthcare or Information and Telecommunication, (ii) the identification and the formal representation of competency profiles and (iii) the matching of competency profiles. Developed in the context of Semantic Web Technology, the CommOn framework allows one to build shareable ontologies and knowledge bases represented with Semantic Web Languages and to develop Competency-Based Web Services dedicated to Human Resource Management. The use of CommOn is illustrated in the context of a project related to e-recruitment (http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/commoncv/).