State of Kansas
Http://www.da.state.ks.us/ps/subject/comp/
This website is for the State of Kansas Competency Model Project, providing a succinct overview of the Kansas competencies project.

State of Michigan
Http://www.state.mi.us/mdcs/OPE/ldrreport.htm
Leadership Development Final Report May 20, 1999. This includes an overall discussion of leadership development and leadership competencies.
Http://www.state.mi.us/mdcs/OPE/group3report.htm
Group Three Competencies Final Report March 6, 2001. This provides detailed information about their project and process. Of particular interest are the rating scales they used to rate competencies that contribute to success on the job and the process used to rank importance of the competencies. These scales would be useful models for those wanting to use focus groups or to design surveys.

Minnesota
Http://www.doer.state.mn.us/staffing/stf%2Dt%2Dbx/rskl%2Dinf.htm
Reskilling Information for Human Resource Professionals and Executive Managers. This article includes a discussion of what competencies are.

Washington State
Http://hr.dop.wa.gov/workforceplanning/wfpguide.htm#Assessing Competencies
This is a discussion of how to assess employee competencies, from the State of Washington Workforce Planning Guide.

Public Service Commission of Canada (comparable to US Office of Personnel Management)
Http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/publications/monogra/comp_e.htm
This provides information on a PSC survey of organizations in Canada to obtain information on developing competencies. The site has summary results of the survey and different practices used by organizations that developed their own competencies.
http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/research/personnel/comp_history_e.htm
This is a human resources/competencies timeline starting with the Romans and leading up to today.
http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/research/personnel/comp_ksao_e.htm
This is a discussion of the difference between competencies and KSAOs.

Northern Territory Government of Australia
http://www.nt.gov.au/ocpe/documents/publications/hr-info-series/infoseries12.htm
Competency Based Assessment and Training
http://www.nt.gov.au/ocpe/documents/publications/hr-info-series/infoseries08.htm
National Public Administration Competency Standards

National Skills Standards Board (NSSB)
Http://www.nssb.org/
The National Skills Standards Board (NSSB) is a coalition of leaders from business, labor, employee, education, community, and civil rights organizations, created in 1994 to build a voluntary national system of skill standards, assessment, and certification systems to enhance the ability of the United States workforce to compete effectively in a global economy. Though it does not provide management competencies, it focuses on knowledge skills and abilities needed in a broad range of employment areas categorized by manufacturing and service industries.