Developmental/Local Focused Interview

As the name implies, these competencies can be acquired through training after a person has been hired as a police officer. However, some police services may have immediate need for specific skills and abilities, which are developmental and may choose to include these in the hiring process.

The following 11 competencies have been identified as developmental:
· Information Seeking
· Concern for Safety
· Assertiveness
· Initiative
· Cooperation
· Negotiation/Facilitation
· Work Organization
· Community-Service Orientation
· Commitment to Learning
· Organizational Awareness
· Developing Others

Apart from the competencies, police services may also require certain special skills and abilities in order to address urgent issues pertaining to the service or the community. A Local Need may be a second language, a special type or level of computer skills, prior experience in working with abused women and troubled youth, ability to relocate, etc.