Competency Based

Learning

Toon Rekkers, 2012.

t.rekkers@kw1c.nl

What is a competency (1)?

Knowledge:

•Theoretcial

•Factual

•Other

•Needed to perform!

Attitude:(Personality)

•School history?

•Learning style?

•Targets?

•Lifestyle?

•Other?

Skills:

•Hands on

•Practical

•How to execute

• reading, listening, drawing,

carpeting, solving problems

Needed to perform!

Competency

Performance or

achievement with the

integration of: knowledge,

skills and attitude.

K x S x A = C

Learning process

Knowledge

Skills Attitude

Competency

Learning process

Know

Can Do

Competency

What is a competency (2)?

Oil Change

Knowledge:

Attitude:

Skills:

Competency:

What is a competency (3)?

Oil Change

Knowledge: (know)

How much oil?

Which oil ?

Attitude: (do) (Personality: does the

complete job )

Works clean and

communicates with

customer

Skills: (can)

Can put the oil in the car

engine.

Competency:

The oil change is done

well and the customer is

satisfied.

A competency is

the personal competence to use the

required:

• knowledge,

• skills,

• attitude (personality),

to act adequately (= to perform) in

the context of the work situation.

European Qualifactions

Framework (EQF)

• Knowledge

• Skills,

• Attitude.

=> Know

=> Can

=> Do

Reference levels EQF

The core element of the EQF is a set of

eight reference LEVELS describing:

• what the learner knows;

• what the learner can;

• what the learner is able to do;

EQF grid Level Knowledge Skills Attitude

1 basic simple tasks under supervision

2 factual solve routine problems some autonomy

3* facts, principles,

processes and

general concepts

accomplish tasks and

solve problems

take responsibility for

completion of tasks

4* factual and theoretical in

broad contexts

generate solutions to

specific problems

• exercise self-

management

• supervise the routine

work of others,

5 comprehensive comprehensive

review and develop

performance

6 advanced advanced manage complex technical or

professional activities

7 highly specialised specialised problem-

solving and research

new strategic

approaches

8 at the most advanced

frontier

solve critical problems in

research

and/or innovation and

redefine

demonstrate substantial

authority, innovation,

autonomy, scholarly and

professional integrity

How do we learn?

Knowledge

Skills

Attitude

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Start Performance

Time

How do students learn?

Knowledge (know)

Skills (can)

Attitude (do)

Time

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Start Performance

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Two ways of learning

Knowledge (know)

Skills (can)

Attitude (do)

Time

Self O

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Start Performance

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Position of the learning

Knowledge (know)

Skills (can)

Attitude (do)

Time

Self O

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Start Performance

Str

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Courses

Courses Training

Training

Projects

Projects

Formulas Toon R

ekkers

, 2012.

t.re

kkers

@kw

1c.n

l