• SARATH CHANDRAN M C
• RENJU CHANDRAN
• JANISBEN BINO

Competency management is described as an integrated set of human resource activities aimed at optimizing the development and the use of employee competencies in order to increase individual effectiveness, and, subsequently, to increase organizational effectiveness. Talent management involves individual and organizational development in response to a changing and complex operating environment. The IT industry has been found to be ideal for Kerala in terms of its potential to generate opportunities and employment with little pressure on land, environment and other resources. The study is exploratory in nature. A multi-stage random sampling method has been used for selecting the respondents for the purpose of the study. SPSS Software and MS Excel were used for Analysis. The awareness was measured by using their responses on levels of implementing competence practices in the organization and who identifies competences for each job. The study envisages that most of the organisations are confronting the challenge of talent shortage. One of the significant factors that foster talent management seems to be culture, which evolves management support, freedom/stimulation and readiness to change. The significance of competencies regarding individual development with emphasis on enhancing competencies and underscoring the significance of competencies is performance appraisal.

Competency, Competency Management, Talent Management, Talent Shortage, Information Technology.

"EFFECT OF COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL OF TALENT MANAGEMENT IN IT SECTOR IN KERALA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.47-53, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903007.pdf

"EFFECT OF COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL OF TALENT MANAGEMENT IN IT SECTOR IN KERALA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp47-53, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903007.pdf