PURPOSE: to increase the knowledge, skills, and abilities of MDH staff to jointly develop public health processes, products, and policies with community partners. (From the 2015 - 2019 MDH Community Engagement Plan)
We hope this Community Engagement Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Assessment will help you to advance health equity by understanding key competencies for authentic engagement. Taking the assessment as an individual employee is a valuable tool for professional growth. Taking the assessment as a team can lead to insights to workforce development across MDH. We hope this KSA can eventually be expanded to include local-level public health agency staff as well.
The survey should take 15-20 minutes to complete. Individual responses will remain anonymous. To score your assessment, you will need to print your responses before submitting the survey. You can then use the scoring sheet to help you tabulate your self-assessment score. For teams taking the assessment, please consult with Sida Ly-Xiong in the Community Engagement Unit of Public Health Practice to understand your scores.
If you have any questions, please email sida.ly-xiong@state.mn.us
INSTRUCTIONS: Please read the following rating scale before responding to the survey in the next section.
For full descriptions, see https://hr.od.nih.gov/workingatnih/competencies/proficiencyscale.htm
After you submit your survey there is an option to print your survey results. We suggest you click "Email this Report" to keep the results for your own use.
Rating Scale
N/A-Not Applicable: You are not required to apply or demonstrate this competency. This competency is not applicable to your position.
1-Basic knowledge: You have a common knowledge or an understanding of basic techniques and concepts.
2-Novice (limited experience): You have the level of experience gained in a classroom and/or experimental scenarios or as a trainee on-the-job. You are expected to need help when performing this skill.
3-Intermediate (practical application): You are able to successfully complete tasks in this competency as requested. Help from an expert may be required from time to time, but you can usually perform the skill independently.
4-Advanced (applied theory): You can perform the actions associated with this skill without assistance. You are certainly recognized within your immediate organization as "a person to ask" when difficult questions arise regarding this skill.
5-Expert (recognized authority): You are known as an expert in this area. You can provide guidance, troubleshoot and answer questions related to this area of expertise and the field where the skill is used.