Labor Competencies: An Exploratory Study In The Industrial Sector In The Comarca Lagunera,Las Competencias Laborales: Estudio Exploratorio En El Sector Industrial De La Comarca Lagunera

Skills are a priority for companies as an intangible factor that influences, through the management of human capital, the creation of distinct competitive advantages for organizations. The objective of this work is to present results of an exploratory study on the needs and priority of the certification of labour competencies in companies of the industrial sector of Comarca Lagunera. The research is of an empirical nature. For the collection of data we built an instrument that was validated through a focus group ofe expert son the topic of development and evaluation of competency certification. The group was composed of businessmen and academics. Subjects who were interviewed were owners, managers or supervisors of the companies. Results identified the most important competencies for the metalworking industry, the level of certification and priority assigned to assisting the academic formation of the Manager, the size and degree of maturity of the companies, and businesses as a line of action through training and certification of competence and a vision shared to competitiveness.