Businesses use several tools to assess the competency of their workers. Such instruments measure the ability to perform the job and ancillary skills such as spatial reasoning. Moreover, employers have ...

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 ...

"I went to a four-year university." "That job requires a one-year certificate." "It's a two-semester course." "She's a fifth-year senior." What do these expressions have in common? They use time as ...

New offerings combine simulation-based skills measurement with targeted, competency-driven learning paths—so B2B sellers show up stronger in moments that decide deals. Enablement leaders face rising ...

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

Darla K. Deardorff, Ed.D. Editor’s Note: Many educators struggle with how to assess global competence. Dr. Darla K. Deardorff, Affiliated Faculty at Duke University, shares four ways to get started, ...

After spending last week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the Common Core state standards once the Common Core ...

"Competency-based” education appears to be this year’s answer to America’s higher education challenges, judging from this week's news in Washington. Unlike MOOCs (last year’s solution), there is, ...

A competency assessment framework for advanced nurse practitioners was developed for an acute medical unit, and assessed by advanced nurse practitioners and consultants Abstract Advanced nurse ...

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has invited qualified teachers and teacher educators to apply for a specialised course on setting competency-based assessment questions, in a move aimed ...