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Designing and Implementing Views on Competencies
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Author(s): Marcel van der Klink (Open University of The Netherlands, The Netherlands), Kathleen Schlusmans (Open University of The Netherlands, The Netherlands)and Jo Boon (Open University of The Netherlands, The Netherlands)
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 13
Source title:
Competencies in Organizational E-Learning: Concepts and Tools
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Miguel-Angel Sicilia (University of Alcalá, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-343-2.ch010
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Abstract
In education as well as in Human Resource Management the concept of competency is becoming more and more important. However competency is a fuzzy concept that lacks coherent terminology and is used in many different meanings. In the first part of this chapter competency is defined as a multi-dimensional construct with five dimensions: specificity, coherency, durability, activity and trainability. Then two approaches are presented to establish the competencies organisations or educational institutes should address :the function-based approach which focuses requirements for good performance in a specific function and the employee based approach which focuses on individual competencies for excellent performers. Finally it is argued that a competency based curriculum should move towards self-directed competency-based learning (SDCBL), using personal learning plans and adopting the flexible learning opportunities of e-learning. However SDCBL can only be successful when learners can be taught to be responsible managers and owners of their own learning process.
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