Description: Carrying out authorized duties.

Terminal Competency:

Perform authorized duties.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Authorize laboratory operations/services.

2. Approve laboratory outputs.

3. Delegate activities.

4. Comply with requirements.

5. Oversee the science in the laboratory.

6. Set performance goals/objectives.

7. Represent the laboratory (outreach/inreach).

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Description: Ensuring that the laboratory has the resources (e.g., material, personnel, and infrastructure) to support operations.

Terminal Competency:

Ensure resources.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Seek funding opportunities.

2. Allocate resources.

3. Anticipate resource needs.

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Description: Attracting, retaining, motivating, and developing laboratory personnel qualified to carry out the mission of the laboratory.

Terminal Competency:

Champion the workforce.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Promote career opportunities.

2. Create a positive environment.

3. Strengthen the workforce.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Overseeing that systems and programs are in place for safe and effective laboratory operations.

Terminal Competency:

Oversee laboratory operations.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Verify that necessary systems are in place.

2. Monitor the effectiveness of systems.

3. Facilitate continuous improvement of systems.

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Description: The ability of the laboratory to prepare, recover, and adapt to any event.

Terminal Competency:

Manage laboratory preparedness.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Evaluate preparedness.

2. Facilitate a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP).

3. Support emergency response (e.g., Incident Command System (ICS)).

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies,contact IFPTI.