{"id":75,"date":"2011-09-01T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T13:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/?p=75"},"modified":"2011-11-09T14:36:22","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T14:36:22","slug":"competence-or-competencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/?p=75","title":{"rendered":"Competence or Competencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Competenc<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">e<\/span> or Competen<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cies<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThere has been some confusion around these terms since they first came in\u00a0to\u00a0common use in management language.<br \/>\nIn recent years, (particularly in financial services) the term\u00a0\u201c<strong>Competence<\/strong>\u201d has been used\u00a0to\u00a0define a minimum acceptable standard, whereas \u201c<strong>Competencies<\/strong>\u201d are the behaviours which lead\u00a0to\u00a0superior performance.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Competences<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Related\u00a0to\u00a0\u201caverage\u201d, \u201cbasic\u201d or \u201cadequate\u201d performance.<br \/>\nUsually focuses on specific knowledge, skills and experience.<br \/>\nThe minimum acceptable level or standard.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"301\">Based on research into\u00a0superior performance.<br \/>\nIncludes mainly less tangible characteristics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>drive<\/li>\n<li>initiative<\/li>\n<li>thinking ability<\/li>\n<li>influencing skills<\/li>\n<li>team-working<\/li>\n<li>self-confidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In combination, these competencies, or behavioural characteristics, contribute\u00a0to\u00a0superior performance. The main difference between these terms, in practice, is the extent by which they can be used\u00a0to\u00a0assess, recruit or develop people for \u201cadequate\u201d or \u201chigh\u201d performance.<\/p>\n<p>To be effective in a professional role requires the application of technical knowledge, skills and competencies:-<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"175\">\n<p align=\"center\">KNOWLEDGE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"210\">\n<p align=\"center\">SKILLS &amp; EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"236\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>COMPETENCIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"175\"><em>Knowing what\u00a0<\/em><em>to<\/em>\u00a0<em>do.<\/em>The range of specialist or technical know-how required\u00a0to\u00a0perform a particular job.May be indicated by a vocational qualification.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"210\">\n<p align=\"center\"><em>\u00a0Being able\u00a0<\/em><em>to<\/em>\u00a0<em>do it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The ability\u00a0to\u00a0perform specific tasks, such as using a spreadsheet or risk analysis.<br \/>\nSome skills (e.g. business development) may be best demonstrated through proven experience.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"236\">\n<p align=\"center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>Being able\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>to<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<strong><em>do it\u00a0well<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The personal characteristics or attributes which have been shown to\u00a0predict superior performance in a job.<br \/>\nAlthough often manifested in a job-specific way, some characteristics are found\u00a0to\u00a0be common across a wide range of jobs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competence or Competencies There has been some confusion around these terms since they first came in\u00a0to\u00a0common use in management language. In recent years, (particularly in financial services) the term\u00a0\u201cCompetence\u201d has been used\u00a0to\u00a0define a minimum acceptable standard, whereas \u201cCompetencies\u201d are the <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/?p=75\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-competencies"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239,"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions\/239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}