Competencies: the triumph of a fuzzy concept

Marcel R. van der Klink · Jo Boon

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Competency Development and Evaluation Vocational Education and Training Higher Education and Employability

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This article investigates the current popularity of the concept of competencies. After a brief exploration of perspectives on the concept of competencies, a study will be presented that was conducted in order to gain more insight into the backgrounds of the current status of this concept and to investigate competency-based practices. The study investigated the applications in enterprises and higher education. The last section summarises the main findings and raises some issues that need further elaboration.

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