The competence model in BDO

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Our joint competence model consists of three overall competence sectors with underlying areas that are critical for us to deliver in line with our vision, values and strategic objectives.

The three overall competence sectors are: • Client skills required in meetings with clients and the market to create the best client experience • People skills that characterise personal strengths among

BDO employees • BDO skills that ensure a common understanding of and identical approach to BDO as an organisation

Continuous training and development characterise our culture and our way of working. The competence model functions as a useful compass concerning what is expected of each individual employee and the direction in which the company prioritises competence development.

The competence model is the starting point for all our efforts in terms of employee and competence development.

All employees at BDO must be professionally up to date, and we shall constantly develop our individual and organisational skills. The impression is that everyone in the company is active and positive to both their own and BDO’s total competence development.

Recently graduated new employees in BDO are included in the comprehensive induction and training programme Camp BDO. Camp BDO is a unique combination of social interaction and professional development. The purpose is to create arenas for both networking and training. In 2021, 115 participants completed the onboarding programme.

We hire a large number of experienced employees each year. For experienced new hires, the scope of the training depends on their own experience level. All experienced new hires are given an opportunity to participate in an introduction to BDO-day with the focus on becoming familiar with BDO as a company, the people in BDO and our culture. In addition, we have a number of introduction programmes through our digital training tool.

Courses and training in BDO are provided under the BDO Academy umbrella. Training takes place both in person and digitally, often in combination. 2021 became an almost entirely digital year also when training was concerned, and many new solutions and adaptations were introduced and put to use. We continuously develop our courses in line with the technical developments and requirements from our surroundings. Developing our leaders is another ongoing priority, and we have several customised leader development programmes.

In our business strategy, our ultimate goal is to be ”the advisers for the future”. We shall continue to be a great workplace, with a culture with room for ambitions to further development with us. As a consequence, there are demands on the development opportunities that we offer all our employees.