美國學者McClelland在一九七○年代發展出一套職能的理論架構,提供一個發展組織策略與人力資源管理活動的工具;自此,以職能基礎管理(Competence-based management)或稱為職能基礎模式(Competence-based model)之職能管理在公私領域實務界的應用當廣泛。本文係探討我國行政院人力資源管理主管機關 及其培訓機構,將職能概念導入中高階主管管理核心能力之職能模型建構,與鏈結訓練機制,並以新思維及新培訓觀點,透過結合職能途徑,重新設計教學模組,將中高階文官(不分官及職務)納入同一學習梯隊,並實施探索體驗學習之主題健行活動,藉由學員間的角色差異,拉高學習視野,及利用其職務屬性、人員背景間之異質性及多樣性,激發學習動能,引發多角度之廣泛性、深入性思考互動,進而產生學習之綜效。此一從職能建構鏈結訓練機制之新中高階文官培訓作法,除可引為人力資源管理多元發展面向之嘗試外,亦可供政府部門借鏡參考。
In 1970s, David C. McClelland has advocated a competence-based management framework which provided a tool for the development organization strategy and human resource management. It has been used widely ever since in practice by public and private organizations. The purpose of this article is threefold. First, it describes how governing authorities of the Executive Yuan introduce competence model into training program for middleand- senior civil servants in building their core management skill. Second, it illustrates how competence-based approach could redesign training modalities to put middle and senior civil servants together in the same team in implementing subject-oriented activity. Finally, it shows how teaching modalities could encourage learning motivation and deepen interaction among trainees by differentiating their roles and using diversified background in achieving comprehensive learning achievement. From these teaching modalities, competence-base approach has not only increased the multiple dimensions of human resource management, but offered a new option for similar training program in the government.