Real-world demonstration of skills on the job is more reliable than hours logged or written tests for ensuring safety.

When Fernando Martinez Jr. was found incompetent to stand trial, he was supposed to receive treatment at a state psychiatric hospital. Instead, the 33-year-old was kept at the Clark County Detention ...

Establishing competency profiles for each position in a company allows management to match candidates to their jobs. Advantages include improved job performance, better identification of training ...

Usually you find a job or start a business that relies on those skills for which you hold a high degree of competency. Businesses typically place people in positions that take advantage of the ...

Competencies ensure the right people throughout your clinical workforce are equipped to achieve optimal performance outcomes. Successful competencies align with organizational goals and individual ...

When the pandemic turned every bedroom, living room, and community center into a classroom, a fundamental shift occurred in what constitutes evidence of learning. No longer able to comfortably walk ...

This article is part of the collection: Real Life Learning: An Up Close Look at Competency-Based Education. In Thomas County, Georgia, students who have struggled in the mainstream have found a home ...

“Competency systems can produce more equity, but only if we’re really intentional about making equity a goal. Unless we drive more time and support to students that need it, a competency system could ...

Competency-based education could be the key to providing quality, postsecondary education to millions of Americans at a lower cost, writes Louis Soares. Mozilla’s Open Badges Initiative and MITx—the ...