WRITING COMPETENCES/ HOW TO WRITE A COMPETENCE.

Competence” means the proven ability to use knowledge, skills and personal, social and / or methodological abilities, in work or study situations and in professional and personal development.

Competence is also written as competency (Plural: competences,

competencies

COMPETENCES WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Competences are obtained or developed during the process of learning by the student/learner.

They represent a dynamic combination of knowledge, understanding, skills and abilities.

Competences will be formed in various course units and assessed at different stages.

Time and attention should also be devoted to the development of generic competences or transferable skills

WHY ARE COMPETENCIES SO IMPORTANT TODAY?

Globalisation and modernisation are creating an increasingly diverse and interconnected world. To make sense of and function well in this world, individuals need.

STRUCTURE OF A COMPETENCYCompetencies can be written by building

their structure upon Bloom’s taxonomy; from the lowest to highest level in the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains.

Each individual competency should be specific.

It should start with an action verb followed by an object.

Competencies should be performance based and measurable.

TIPS FOR WRITING COMPETENCIESDefine competencies simply and clearly.Make sure competencies embody a single,

readily identifiable characteristic.Avoid making the competency too specific.Make the competency definition

behaviorally-based.Remove unnecessary qualifiers

Opportunity for you to promote yourself.

Include your personal

involvement

Each competency is equally important

What is a competence?

WHAT ARE GENERIC COMPETENCES?

Generic competencies are transferable multifunctional knowledge, skills and attitudes that people could learn and develop in different ways and learning environments.

TUNING DISTINGUISHES THREE TYPES OF GENERIC COMPETENCESInstrumental competences: cognitive

abilities, methodological abilities, technological abilities and linguistic abilities.

Interpersonal competences: individual abilities like social skills (social interaction and co-operation);

Systemic competences: abilities and skills concerning whole systems (combination of understanding, sensibility and knowledge; prior acquisition of instrumental and interpersonal competences required).

TUNING PROJECTlStructures in Europe was

initiated in 2000. In this project, the term competence is defined as follows:

“Competences represent a dynamic combination of knowledge, understanding, skills . and abilities. Fostering competences is the object of educational programmes. Competences are formed in various course units and assessed at different stages”

EXAMPLES OF GENERIC COMPETENCES.