Interpretive Guide
Commitment to Continuous Learning involves a commitment to think about the ongoing and
evolving needs of the organization and to learn how new and different solutions can be utilized to ensure
success and move the organization forward.
Behavioural Level
1. Uses Current Knowledge:
- Looks only at previously learned
approaches to generate solutions within
own discipline.
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Expertise:
Shows curiosity or interest about new
approaches, tools, methods and/or
technologies in own field of expertise
on the job.
3. Keeps Current in Own Field of
Expertise:
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Level
Observed
Did the candidate apply a learned approach to generate
a solution? To be scored at this level, the candidate
failed to show interest in a new approach and its value.
Shows no curiosity to learn about new
a p p r o a c h e s a n d w h a t va l u e t h e y c o u l d
add.
2. Has Interest in Own Field of
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Interpretive Guide
Seeks out new approaches, tools,
methods, techniques and/or technologies
in own field of expertise by reading,
talking to others, attending industry
s e mi n a r s / c o n f e r e n c e s , c o u r s e s a n d / o r b y
experimentation on the job.
4. Keeps Current with Business/
Organizational Changes:
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S t a ys c u r r e n t i n a d e m a n d i n g a n d
changing business/organizational
e n vi r o n m e n t w i t h n e w a p p r o a c h e s , t o o l s ,
m e t h o d s a n d / o r t e c h n o l o g i e s t h a t ma y
i mp a c t t h e b u s i n e s s .
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Q u i c k l y a s s i mi l a t e s a n d u n d e r s t a n d s a
c o n s t a n t s t r e a m o f n e w i n f o r ma t i o n .
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Did the candidate read up on materials and methods
identified as important in his or her field? Did he/she
discuss his/her new learnings with others directly
involved? To score at this level, the candidate
expressed an interest in methods and approaches but
relied more on readily available information.
Did the candidate meet with other’s inside and outside
the organization? e.g., attended conferences,
luncheons, and breakfast dinners? Did the candidate
think about the new approaches and methods and how
they can help in his or her daily work? To score at this
level, the candidate took the initiative to find out more
about his or her field.
Did the candidate demonstrate an intellectual curiosity
to find out more about what was going on in his or her
field? e.g., asked questions, researched from unusual
sources. Did the candidate go out of his or her way to
get the most up-to-date information in the market and
business? Was the candidate proactive in finding out
what changes in the market place would impact the
approaches taken within the organization? To score at
this level, the candidate developed a network or
information management system in order to stay
current with any changes.
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