Competency Model

Set Clear Skills for Ohio Manufacturing

The Competency Model is a single, Ohio-built skills standard that helps you hire faster, train with confidence, and grow manufacturing careers.

ENDORSE THE MODEL

Stop Guessing What Skills Workers Need

Training programs, job postings, and assessments all describe skills differently, so many workers arrive with gaps and confusion. You spend time and money sorting out mismatches while roles stay open and classrooms stay full of students who may miss the mark. When everyone uses different standards, building a strong manufacturing workforce takes more effort than it should.

Hiring, Training, and Advancement Move in Sync

Build a talent-ready workforce

With a shared skills standard, hiring managers start with clear requirements, educators design courses that match, and workers know what it takes to advance. Open roles fill faster, onboarding runs smoother, and employees see a future with your company. That kind of clarity starts with a common framework everyone respects.

Use one standard for skills

The Competency Model provides manufacturers, educators, and workforce partners with a single agreed-upon set of knowledge, skills, and behaviors for entry and mid-level manufacturing jobs across the state. a single agreed-upon set of knowledge, skills, and behaviors for entry. With that foundation in place, you can put the model to work through a few practical steps.

Rely on a workforce-savvy guide

You carry the pressure of full classrooms, production schedules, and funding expectations while still hearing that workers lack key skills. OMA leads this work with employers in every region, partners with state education leaders, and updates the model as technology and processes shift. You gain a guide who understands your reality and can walk beside you through a straightforward plan.

Help Your Workforce and Programs Stay Aligned

When you align your work to the Ohio Manufacturing Competency Model, everyday decisions about talent get simpler and more predictable.

● Fill critical roles faster with clearer skill requirements.
● Design courses that track directly to real jobs.
● Retain employees longer through visible career pathways.
● Coordinate with partners using a shared skills language.
● Strengthen returns on every workforce training investment.

Endorse the model today to show that your organization stands behind one clear skills standard for Ohio manufacturing.

ENDORSE THE MODEL

A Clear Three-step Workforce Plan

A statewide, employer-validated framework turns “hard to find talent” into a system that keeps producing it.

Explore The Model

Review the tiers and note the competencies that match your roles, programs, and pathways.

Map Your Needs

Use the curriculum assessment or employer mapping tools to see where you already align and where real gaps exist.

Build Your Workforce

Apply the model so hiring, training, and advancement all pull in the same direction.

Be Part of Ohio's Workforce Community

Opt in to receive essential workforce news, initiatives, and tools that support your company’s talent strategy. You’ll also gain access to quarterly committee meetings and exclusive event invitations.

Join The Workforce Community

Website by:

Top