Can you confidently assess and evidence competency in your safety-critical workforce?
If challenged, could you quickly and efficiently prove that you have full visibility of safety-critical competencies across your workforce and subcontractors? Are you taking all necessary steps to prevent and mitigate building safety risks in line with the Building Safety Act?
Cognisco’s proven approach to Competency Management is trusted by leading organisations in the construction and utilities sectors, helping them to identify risk, strengthen workforce capability and ensure compliance with confidence.
"Cognisco gives us actionable information on capability and confidence, so we really understand our risks and strengths."
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Discover how MyKnow 365 can transform the way you manage competency, identify risk and drive workforce improvement. Take a quick demo assessment below, it only takes five minutes to experience the power of data-driven insights first-hand
Learn more about our latest Supervisor Competency assessment
Cable Avoidance
This assessment outlines the level of understanding an individual has regarding the safe working practice to avoid striking underground utility services.
Working in confined spaces
A short demo assessment based around working in confined spaces.
Overhead Line Avoidance
This assessment outlines the level of understanding an individual has regarding the safe working practice to avoid striking overhead utility services.
Working at Height
A short assessment to evaluate an individual's ability to work at height.
Supervisor Competency
This assessment developed for the Construction & Utilities industries, is designed to measure real-world decision-making to ensure supervisors are truly capable - not just certified.
Delivering Business ROI
Actionable Insights to Prove Competence and Reduce Risk
The construction and utilities industries face significant competency and risk-related challenges, with serious implications. Service strikes alone increased by 46%* in 2023, highlighting the growing risks on-site. With so many high-risk, high-cost incidents that can occur, ensuring your workforce has the right skills, behaviours and confidence is critical.
MyKnow 365 provides powerful behavioural and skills diagnostics to give you a clear understanding of workforce capability and confidence. By identifying gaps and risks before they become issues, you can proactively manage, maintain, and evidence competency and compliance - while also minimising risk and cost.
*Source: Energy Networks Association (ENA)
Cognisco Competency Management
Gain Full Visibility of Workforce Competence
MyKnow 365 provides a single, comprehensive view of workforce competency at every level - individual, team, and organisation - across multiple locations and departments. This data-driven insight enables you to pinpoint high-risk areas and take targeted action, whether through training, learning strategies, or other interventions.
Training alone doesn’t guarantee a competent and confident workforce. We partner with organisations to define exactly what employees need to know, do, and understand to perform their roles effectively and minimise risk.
Supervisor Competency: Industry Report
Following our recent Construction & Utilities Roundtable, we have captured the current challenges, industry insights and key best practices in our latest report.
This report highlights the importance of a robust competency and behavioural diagnostic to mitigate risk and improve workforce performance.
Access this report now.
Working with Enterprise Organisations
25 Years of Evidencing Competence
Cognisco has over 25 years of experience helping companies to measure, manage, monitor and evidence competency and compliance in a range of areas such as:
- Cable strikes and avoidance
- Managing the contractor base
- Working in enclosed spaces
- Working at heights
- Supervisor Competency
Frequently Asked Questions
How can construction companies demonstrate workforce competence?
Construction companies need a clear view of the competencies required for different roles and evidence that people meet those requirements. This may include qualifications, certifications, assessment results, observations and other relevant records. Cognisco helps organisations bring competency information together and identify where further assessment or action may be needed.
How can we check the competence of subcontractors?
Organisations can define the competency requirements for specific roles and tasks, then use records and appropriate assessments to check whether subcontractors meet those requirements. A structured approach helps improve visibility across the supply chain and identify gaps that require attention before work begins.
How does competency assessment support Building Safety Act requirements?
Competency assessment can contribute to the process of demonstrating that people undertaking relevant roles have the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours. Cognisco can help organisations assess capability and maintain competency evidence. The appropriate evidence and processes depend on the role and applicable legal requirements; an assessment alone does not establish full compliance.
Can you assess construction supervisors' real-world decision-making?
Yes. Scenario-based assessments can explore how supervisors interpret information, respond to workplace challenges and make decisions in situations relevant to their responsibilities. This helps organisations identify strengths and development needs beyond qualifications or training completion alone.
How can competency gaps be identified before an incident occurs?
Assessments based on realistic workplace scenarios can highlight misunderstandings, gaps in knowledge and potentially misplaced confidence. Organisations can use these findings to target training, coaching or other interventions before identified issues contribute to unsafe decisions or working practices.
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Talk to us about your competency management and risk avoidance challenges
We are confident that MyKnow 365 can transform the way your organisation manages workforce competency and capability. Talk to us about your current challenges and we can help you to minimise risk and drive iterative improvement.
