Job Analysis, Evaluation and Grading Course

Build defensible job evidence, evaluation scores, grade structures and governance controls for consistent role decisions.
Job Analysis, Evaluation and Grading Course

At a glance

Duration
1 Week
Format
Classroom
Cities
Bali, Accra, Dubai, Amman, Amsterdam, Istanbul and more
Next session
25 – 29 October 2026, Bali
Average fee
5,750 €

Overview

Advanced Job Analysis, Evaluation and Grading Governance Training Course is a one-week programme for senior HR, reward and organisation-design practitioners, who leave with a Job Evaluation Governance Pack. Participants build reliable job evidence, write evaluation-ready descriptions, apply compensable factors, moderate scores and shape defensible grade boundaries. The course connects technical evaluation with fairness, decision rights, appeals and periodic review. Agile Leaders Training Center develops advanced job evaluation and grading governance capability.

Who Should Attend

  • HR leaders accountable for job architecture, internal equity and workforce governance

  • Reward teams responsible for evaluation methodology, grade structures and pay relationships

  • Organisation-design practitioners defining roles, accountabilities and reporting relationships

  • Job evaluation specialists collecting evidence, scoring roles and facilitating panels

  • Senior HR business partners advising leaders on role changes and grade decisions

The course assumes participants can interpret organisation structures and role information, and it leaves out salary-survey procurement, individual performance appraisal and payroll processing.

Departments and Industries

The course supports functions and sectors that require consistent role definition, equitable evaluation and controlled grade decisions.

  • Human resources, reward, compensation and benefits, and organisation design

  • Talent management, workforce planning and HR business partnering

  • Banking, insurance, professional services and technology

  • Manufacturing, energy, construction and logistics

  • Healthcare, education, utilities and public organisations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply structured job-analysis and evidence-validation methods

  • Build concise, evaluation-ready job descriptions

  • Use compensable factors, levels, weights and scores

  • Analyze benchmark roles and grade-boundary options

  • Evaluate panel decisions for consistency and bias

  • Build governance, appeals and re-evaluation controls

Course Agenda

Day 1: Job Evidence and Analysis

  • Job Analysis Scope and Governance Charter

  • Interview, Questionnaire and Observation Methods

  • Organisation Context and Role-Purpose Mapping

  • Accountability, Decision and Relationship Evidence

  • Job Evidence Quality and Validation Checklist

Day 2: Evaluation-Ready Job Descriptions

  • Role Purpose and Outcome Statement

  • Accountability and Decision-Authority Matrix

  • Knowledge, Problem-Solving and Impact Evidence

  • Working Relationships and Role-Scope Measures

  • Job Description Review and Approval Standard

Day 3: Analytical Job Evaluation

  • Analytical and Non-Analytical Method Comparison

  • Compensable Factor and Level Architecture

  • Factor Weighting and Point-Scoring Logic

  • Benchmark Job Selection and Calibration

  • Evaluation Rationale and Evidence Record

Day 4: Grading and Panel Governance

  • Job Size Distribution and Grade-Boundary Analysis

  • Evaluation Panel Roles and Decision Protocol

  • Moderation, Consistency and Outlier Review

  • Gender-Neutrality and Bias-Control Checklist

  • Appeal, Challenge and Escalation Procedure

Day 5: Implementation and Assurance

  • Exercise: Validate a Job Evidence File

  • Exercise: Score and Moderate Benchmark Roles

  • Exercise: Test Grade Boundaries and Anomalies

  • Exercise: Resolve an Evaluation Appeal

  • Capstone Exercise: Job Evaluation Governance Pack

Practical Exercises

Suggested activities turn job evidence into transparent, reviewable evaluation and grading decisions.

  • Suggested activity: interview a role holder and convert evidence into an evaluation-ready job description

  • Suggested activity: define factor levels, apply weights and document scoring rationales for benchmark roles

  • Suggested activity: moderate panel scores, identify bias risks and resolve inconsistent evidence

  • Suggested activity: design grade boundaries, appeals controls and a periodic re-evaluation calendar

FAQs

Who suits advanced job analysis and evaluation training, and what does it assume?

Senior HR, reward, organisation-design and job evaluation practitioners suit the training. It assumes they can interpret structures and role evidence and are ready to make or govern relative job-value decisions.

How does job evaluation training differ from performance appraisal training?

Job evaluation determines the relative value of roles using job evidence and consistent factors, while performance appraisal assesses how an individual performs within a role.

What makes a job description ready for analytical job evaluation?

An evaluation-ready job description states purpose, accountabilities, decisions, relationships, knowledge requirements, problem-solving demands, scope and impact with enough verified evidence to apply factor definitions consistently.

How are grade boundaries built from job evaluation scores?

Grade boundaries group roles of comparable evaluated size. Practitioners examine score distributions, benchmark relationships, overlaps, anomalies and organisational needs before documenting boundaries and governance rules.

Why do job evaluation panels need moderation and appeals?

Moderation tests whether factors and evidence were interpreted consistently. Appeals provide a controlled route to challenge missing evidence, procedural errors or inconsistent application without converting evaluation into pay negotiation.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Job Evaluation Governance Pack containing analysis tools, description standards, factor architecture, scoring records, benchmark calibration, panel protocols, bias checks, grade-boundary analysis, appeals controls and review triggers. The pack supports transparent role decisions, consistent internal relationships and controlled re-evaluation as work changes.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Istanbul Istanbul Week 31, 2027
2 – 6 August 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,500
Dubai Dubai Week 32, 2027
9 – 13 August 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,500
Zoom Zoom Week 33, 2027
16 – 20 August 2027
1 Week Online €1,500
Casablanca Casablanca Week 34, 2027
23 – 27 August 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,100
Vienna Vienna Week 35, 2027
30 August – 3 September 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Tbilisi Tbilisi Week 36, 2027
6 – 10 September 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,000
Johannesburg Johannesburg Week 36, 2027
12 – 16 September 2027
1 Week Onsite €4,500
London London Week 37, 2027
13 – 17 September 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,700
New York New York Week 38, 2027
20 – 24 September 2027
1 Week Onsite €12,000
Madrid Madrid Week 39, 2027
27 September – 1 October 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Week 40, 2027
4 – 8 October 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,200
Porto Porto Week 40, 2027
4 – 8 October 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Bangkok Bangkok Week 40, 2027
10 – 14 October 2027
1 Week Onsite €6,000
Barcelona Barcelona Week 42, 2027
18 – 22 October 2027
1 Week Onsite €5,700
Phuket Phuket Week 42, 2027
24 – 28 October 2027
1 Week Onsite €6,000

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