Improving Professional Skills Based on the Revised Core Competencies in Human Factors and Ergonomics

Abstract

This article describes the historical background and revised “Core Competencies in Human Factors and Ergonomics” skills and examples of an activity using them. As measures to improve these skills organizationally, the following are proposed: 1） Dissemination of the revised core competencies, 2） Revision of the method of certification （re-certification） of Human Factors and Ergonomics （HFE）, and 3） Promotion of collaborative activities with many stakeholders. Creating a mechanism and system that allows members of the Japan Ergonomics Society （JES） and the Board of Certification of Professional Ergonomists, JES （BCPE-J） to improve skills among HFE professionals is exactly the kind of practice of “ bundling science” that is now required in the HFE field. As an executive member of the JES, I would like to contribute to the improvement of the skills of HFE professionals in an organized manner.