Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Stage 1: Planning -- 1.1 Introduction to the ECCF -- 1.2 Understand the needs of stakeholders and obtain their support -- 1.3 Determine the characteristics of the competency framework and/or the competency-based curriculum -- 1.4 Identify resources required and assign responsibilities -- Checklist for Stage 1 -- Stage 2: Understanding the context -- 2.1 Conduct a situation analysis -- 2.2 Understand your target workforce -- 2.3 Conduct a desk review of existing workforce documentation -- Checklist for Stage 2 -- Stage 3: Using the ECCF -- 3.1 Become familiar with the concepts -- 3.2 Identify and extract key components from the ECCF -- 3.3 Adapt the extracted components -- Checklist for Stage 3 -- Stage 4: Developing a competency framework -- 4.1 Draft a competency framework -- 4.2 Review by key stakeholder working group -- 4.3 Validation by a wide range of stakeholders and peer reviewers -- 4.4 Finalization of a competency framework -- Checklist for Stage 4 -- Stage 5: Developing a competency-based curriculum (option for education and training institutions) -- 5.1 Develop learning outcomes -- 5.2 Plan the learning experiences -- 5.3 Sequencing -- 5.5 Review by key stakeholders and peers -- 5.6 Finalization of a competency-based curriculum -- Checklist for Stage 5 -- Stage 6: Disseminating -- Checklist for Stage 6 -- Annex 1: Case studies -- Case study 1: Workforce review in a hospital setting -- Case study 2: Development of a professional body's competency framework -- Case study 3: Development of competency-based curriculum -- Case study 4: Development of a competency-based curriculum -- Annex 2: Competency framework template -- References.