Assess your competence

How the self-assessment tool works

You can use the self-assessment tool to benchmark yourself against our competency framework, which covers all the skills, knowledge and behaviours you need to excel in your OSH career.

You’ll complete a self-assessment for each of the three competency areas – technical, core and behavioural. Just follow the instructions on screen. This will help you identify your strengths and areas for improvement.

The process can take up to two hours, but remember it’s an investment in yourself. To get the most out of it, set time aside so you can give it your full focus, work at your own pace and respond in a considered way.

Next, build your personal development plan (PDP) based on the results, your career stage and aspirations. You may want to maintain existing skills, develop new ones, or both. Visit the continuing professional development (CPD) resources library, also hosted in Blueprint, to find the activities that can help you attain the competencies at the correct level.

You can add up to five ‘free type’ PDP areas, which are specific to the industry you work in – for example oil and gas or academia. You can also revisit individual competencies in the self-assessment rather than having to complete the whole exercise again.