Competency models are used to define which characteristics and performance requirements are needed to meet a certain expectation. A competency is essentially being adept and capable at a certain skill ...

Every recruiter and hiring manager knows it's best to seek candidates who align with the company's long-term objectives, but knowing and doing are two different things. Getting the right candidate the ...

Educators are increasingly getting behind a big idea: organize learning and recognize achievement based on students’ mastery of a defined set of competencies. Competency-based education, also known as ...

The term "core competencies" was coined by academic researchers C.K. Prahalad and G. Hamel in an article published in the Harvard Business Review in 1990. Core competencies are the skills and ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General has pumped the brakes on competency-based education, partially due to concerns about the level of interaction between instructors and ...