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competence Definition

com·pe·tence (käm′pə təns)

noun

  1. sufficient means for one's needs
  2. condition or quality of being competent; ability; fitness; specif., legal capability, power, or jurisdiction

Etymology: Fr compétence < L competentia, a meeting, agreement < competens, prp. of competere: see compete

competence Synonyms

competence

n.

  1. Adequate income

    subsistence, provision, sufficient means; see income, subsistence 2, support 3.

  2. Qualification

    capability, skill, fitness, proficiency; see ability 1, 2.

competence Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • demonstrate: All BW personnel have to demonstrate competence in their activities.
  • devolve: In terms of the 1998 Act, such information does not come under the devolved competence.
  • assess: A response to the larger question hinges on answering others: How do universities assess wicked competences?
  • certify: It thus differs from assessment designed primarily for the purposes of accountability or ranking or certifying competence.
  • acquire: On the contrary, participating in e-auctions or providing online catalogs requires firms to acquire new competences.
  • infer: That is, competence inferred is greater than performance observed ( Holmes and Joyce, 1993 ).

Adjective modifier

  • communicative: Intercultural awareness Intercultural communicative competence Intercultural awareness skills How does this affect the role of the teacher?
  • intercultural: In this paper we argue that intercultural competence is one of the main skills that students need to operate effectively in the information society.
  • linguistic: Candidates whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of linguistic competence at the time of application.
  • legislative: Disputes over legislative competence will be decided by the courts.
  • technical: Moreover, certain items of equipment require a high degree of technical competence in order to operate them effectively.
  • managerial: In his view senior management could do more to improve managerial competence.

Modifies a noun

  • framework: The resulting competence frameworks were provided to candidates with the applications forms.

Noun used with modifier

  • language: Students wishing to take French will be required to take a simple language competence entrance test.
  • core: But our core competences are delivery and billing, not content.
  • literacy: Children learning with peers: The confluence of peer status and literacy competence within small-group literacy events.

Possessives

  • trainee: Initial teacher education that includes a course in language proficiency and assesses trainees ' linguistic competence.

Preposition: in

  • workplace: Rigor in assessment, including evaluation of competence in the workplace.
  • language: Original fieldwork in some parts of the world may also require competence in relevant local languages.

Preposition: of

  • workforce: Aim 3 Increase the capacity and competence of the drug treatment workforce.