Simplify the current competency framework and use of the PPD tool

March 2023

Developing a framework around making professional development and evaluation conversations meaningful, is the focus of this deliverable, and the pilot tool does just that!

There is a tool that has been created for non-union and inside unit staff (excluding bus operators) whose teams are piloting the tool. There has also been a tool created for outside unit staff and bus operators whose teams are piloting the tool.

What's new with the tools?

Both of these tools have a greater focus on employee development and provide a greater opportunity for the employee to grow their own careers, if that is their ambition. It also provides employees with greater opportunity to consider their own performance and lays the foundation for a good conversation between an employee and supervisor.

The tool used for non-union and inside unit staff (excluding bus operators) includes our revised competency library, that is more reflective of today's workplace. What's really exciting is the focus on critical competencies that the new tool brings to surface. It empowers seniors leaders in the organization to identify what the critical competencies needed to achieve success are, and then support their staff in rounding off their skills related to those competencies.

Take a look at the revised competency library by checking out this link - Revised Competency Framework.

To take a look at the pilot tools, please email hcmpproject@greatersudbury.ca.


January 2023

Developing a framework around making professional development and evaluation conversations meaningful, is the focus of this deliverable.

Some of the features that this could include are:

  • Revised tool
  • 4 to 5 competencies (with one or two key competencies all must have that is imposed by ELT based on high level org needs)
  • Supervisor's choice for the remainder of the competencies, driven by upcoming work
  • Clear lines to the Executive Leadership Team's goals and how your work contributes to the organizational goals


This is a project that will be designed BY EMPLOYEES, FOR EMPLOYEES. Do you have some ideas around what this deliverable focuses on? If so, we want to hear from you. Email us at hcmpproject@greatersudbury.ca.