EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY OF COMPETENCY GAPS AND STRATEGY PLANNING

Client: The client is British Gurkhas Nepal (BGN). The client is a civilian wing of British Gurkhas division of the British Army. It upholds a 200-year-old legacy of bilateral ties between the UK and Nepal governments.

Established primarily to support the annual recruitment of Gurkha soldiers and pensioners, It employs over 320 civilian staffs across its camps in Pokhara, Dharan, and Kathmandu.

BGN is an organization that promotes equal opportunity, wellbeing, and growth to its employees. Employee retention rates are very high. The pool of employees retiring after a term, with over 20 to 25 years in service, is relatively higher than any other organization in Nepal.

The client is seeking opportunities to strengthen its capacity-building strategies. The client is looking to explore the ‘As Is’ state of BGN, and identify gaps and solutions to strengthen its Learning and Development practice.

First AvocaDO worked with BGN staff over a course of many months in exploring various approaches and tactical measures (*) to identify opportunity areas.

* Further disclosure is not permitted due to Non-Disclosure Agreement.

A key consideration was to map the outcomes of this exercise to the larger Work habits and competencies of the Ministry of Defence, UK (*). Thus, ensuring alignment to its parent organization.

* Further disclosure is not permitted due to Non-Disclosure Agreement

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