Data Collaborative Portal - Competency Drivers

Competency drivers are components to develop, improve and sustain one’s ability to use an intervention as intended in order to benefit children, families and communities. We break these drivers into four different sub areas. The sub areas include selection, training, coaching and fidelity. The level of importance and integration of the subdrivers occur in that order.

Why is it critical to the Data Collaborative

Competency drivers are focused on making sure that all staff members involved in the program have the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully implement the practices. This driver focus on identifying the right person for the position and to eventually develop them to be the best fit person for the position. The development of knowledge skills are done through the last three parts of the competency driver - training, coaching and fidelity.

Subdrivers

Source:

Ward, C., Metz, A., Louison, L., Loper, A., & Cusumano, D. (2018). Drivers Best Practices Assessment. Chapel Hill, NC: National Implementation Research Network, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Based on: Fixsen, D.L.,Blase, K., Naoom, S., Metz, A., Louison, L., & Ward, C. (2015). Implementation Drivers: Assessing Best Practices. Chapel Hill, NC: National Implementation Research Network, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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