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Competency-Based Training: Some Development and Assessment Issues for Policy Makers.

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Title: Competency-Based Training: Some Development and Assessment Issues for Policy Makers.
Language: English
Authors: Thomson, Peter, TAFE National Centre for Research and Development, Ltd., Leabrook (Australia).
Availability: TAFE National Centre for Research and Development, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 1991
Intended Audience: Policymakers
Document Type: Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach, Job Performance, Policy Formation, Standards, Training, Vocational Evaluation
ISBN: 978-0-86397-200-3
Abstract: Competent performance is described in terms of the competency to be performed and a set of standards applied to that performance that covers both routine and nonroutine skills. The competency-based approach brings flexibility to a training and education system. It allows the development of a continuum of competence statements from basic to complex. The most important element of a competency-based system of training is the final decision-making process--that is, whether the competence can be inferred from the performance evidence collected. The decision to recognize a performance as satisfactory and to infer competence is the basis for the success of the system. The standards specified when describing the competence must be validly assessed. Competence is based on matching the necessary level of knowledge with an appropriate performance. (NLA)
Entry Date: 1991
Accession Number: ED333231
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Competent performance is described in terms of the competency to be performed and a set of standards applied to that performance that covers both routine and nonroutine skills. The competency-based approach brings flexibility to a training and education system. It allows the development of a continuum of competence statements from basic to complex. The most important element of a competency-based system of training is the final decision-making process--that is, whether the competence can be inferred from the performance evidence collected. The decision to recognize a performance as satisfactory and to infer competence is the basis for the success of the system. The standards specified when describing the competence must be validly assessed. Competence is based on matching the necessary level of knowledge with an appropriate performance. (NLA)
ISBN:978-0-86397-200-3