Plan Well & Execute: Take the time to evaluate, grow skills inventory
Cornell Wright
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There are different types of inventory an organization should routinely evaluate, measure and take corrective action on. Equipment, software and vehicles inventories come to mind.
But there’s another important one you should not overlook: A skills inventory is an inventory that deserves continuing management consideration and investment.
A skills inventory can take multiple forms. It could be the skills necessary for a particular activity such as the certifications required for doctors, accountants and other professions. Many professions have to be tested on a periodic basis, to make sure their knowledge is current with the body of knowledge of their profession.
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Wilton School Resource Officer Diane Maclean greeted Miller-Driscoll students on the first day of school in 2019 in Wilton, Connecticut.Bryan Haeffele / Hearst Connecticut Media
As a law enforcement veteran and parent of school-age children, I can rest easy knowing they and their classmates can learn in a safe environment.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont receives his first dose of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine at The First Cathedral church Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Bloomfield.File photo
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