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Australia. National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR); Australia. Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET); University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)Abstract:
This paper aims to provide an introduction to the concept of competency-based standards and to explain how they may be developed by the professions. It provides working definitions of ‘competence’, ‘competency standards’, and related terminology, explains the relationship between this and other systems of occupational analysis and description, and discusses various examples of professions and para-professions adopting this system. Due to the major differences between the actual nature of the work in various professions and para-professions, the paper also discusses several ways of... [+] Show more
Subjects: Assessment; Qualifications; Skills and knowledge; Employment
Keywords: Competency standard; Professional recognition; Employees
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia
Published: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1990
Physical description: 70 p.
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