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In an effort to enhance recruitment and retention efforts by becoming more competitive in the labor market and also to improve career advancement opportunities, UNC Charlotte supports a career banding program. UNC Charlotte’s career banding program is being developed under the guidelines provided by the Office of State Personnel.

What is Career Banding?
Career Banding is a new program developed by the Office of State Personnel (OSP) to enable more flexible salary administration and career growth opportunities for state employees. The current system of pay grades and multiple job classes will be replaced with broad salary ranges (Career Bands) encompassing ten job families.

Why is Career Banding being implemented at UNC Charlotte?
It is the goal of UNC Charlotte to compensate its career banded employees at a level that promotes successful work behavior; emphasizes demonstrated competencies linked to organizational goals; reinforces high standards of performance; and maintains the labor market competitiveness necessary to recruit, retain, and develop a competent and diverse work force. The career banding program is structured to ensure that employees in the program receive equitable treatment for career development opportunities and compensation.

What are the effects of Career Banding?
Long-term effects of career banding will include improving the university’s ability to recruit and retain qualified employees through competitive salaries with greater emphasis on recognition of employee skills. Managers and supervisors work directly with employees to develop career growth opportunities and identify job competencies. Career banding improves organizational structure by defining responsibilities and identifying specific training, education and experience requirements necessary for career advancement. Focusing on specific competencies enables managers and employees to better understand job requirements and improve the quality of work produced.

How does Career Banding change the way my compensation is determined?
As opposed to the current graded compensation system, where salaries are determined based on the numerical value of an employee's education and experience, compensation eligibility is determined by labor market rates for each occupational area and is based on incumbent competency levels. As competencies are developed and demonstrated through education, training, and practical experience, employees become eligible for salary adjustment consideration.

Specifics of the program as it relates to career development
The Career Banding system involves systematic evaluation and planning career development which recognizes employees when new or higher level of compensable competencies are demonstrated (funding permitting). Please refer to UNC Charlotte’s Career Banding Plan for details. Competencies are knowledge, skills, and personal attributes that contribute to the employees' success in their respective jobs. The new job specifications identify the specific competencies needed to perform the work assigned. There are three competency levels in each classification band which are not to be confused with performance measurements:

• Contributing Competencies: The span of knowledge, skills and successful work behaviors minimally necessary to perform a job from entry up to journey competencies required for the class.
  
  
• Journey Competencies: Fully acquired knowledge, skills and successful work behavior demonstrated on the job that is beyond the contributing competencies.
  
  
• Advanced Competencies: The highest or broadest scope of knowledge, skills, and work behavior demonstrated on the job, which illustrates attained knowledge, skills, and competencies that are beyond journey competencies.

More information from the Office of State Personnel on Career Banding can be found in a brochure for state employees at www.osp.state.nc.us/CareerBanding/ cbbrochure.pdf.

View UNC Charlotte's Career Banding Plan
UNC Charlotte Contacts for Career Banding
What is Career Banding? PowerPoint Presentation