Global Competence in Government / Nonprofit
Cultural sensitivity is critical. It’s the very essence of your work.
When the stakes are high, your staff needs to be globally agile and prepared to support anyone who needs it—whenever and wherever. They need to be ready.
In today’s globally integrated society, a person’s life story is like a tapestry of many differently colored threads, each representing different cultural experiences.
That’s why globally effective people are knowledgeable about cultures around the world, and they have flexible and respectful attitudes, as well as adaptable interpersonal skills; they have global competence.
The Global Competence Aptitude Assessment (GCAA)® helps you make data-driven decisions to enhance your staff’s capability when working across cultures.
Objective GCAA® metrics empower your learners to enhance their own global competence with our easy-to-understand and actionable insights and developmental recommendations, which are embedded in each participant’s report.
You collect data for a myriad of development and selection applications to foster global inclusion and intercultural or diverse teamwork: strategize succession planning, engage high potentials (HIPOs), enhance the effectiveness of mobility, and develop anyone from entry level talent to senior leaders.
Government / Nonprofit Applications for the GCAA®
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Building and developing a robust talent pipeline for agility across the world
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Identifying gaps for strategic talent development and targeted solutions
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Gauging individuals’ readiness for international projects or global teams
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Preparing for global mobility or deployment abroad
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Supporting high-performing, diverse teamwork and individuals who interact with diverse populations
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Reporting objective metrics to donors or grantors
The Global Competence Model™ is both comprehensive and logical, and the GCAA® provides more accurate scores than other tools
The Global Competence Model™ is major paradigm shift from past approaches, and through our research, we believe that the Global Competence Aptitude Assessment® is the most comprehensive, research-based assessment tool of its kind. Our partners find the objective, quantitative feedback enlightening and empowering for personal learning and development, as well as for curriculum enhancement.
“The Global Competence Model™ provides a robust foundation and scope for the GCAA®. Measuring self-awareness and attitudes in Internal Readiness, as well as cultural knowledge and interpersonal skills in External Readiness, the GCAA® report provides detailed and practical approaches for learning.“
“The GCAA® is the most comprehensive tool of its kind, and it is both instructive and enlightening. We have been using it in the International Business Culture module of our Chancellor’s Certificate in International Trade program.”
“We had been struggling to find a way to measure global competence outcomes provided by the World Affairs Council’s K-12 education program, as it is necessary for our fundraising proposals and sponsor reports. The GCAA® measured aptitudes beyond the typical standardized test, and it helped us prove the success of our program based on local and norm comparisons.”
“The Global Competence Aptitude Assessment (GCAA)® is an important contribution for evaluating people’s ‘readiness’ to participate in a complex, interconnected world.”
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