competence
competence
Definition
com·pe·tence (käm′pə təns)
noun
- sufficient means for one's needs
- 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.
Adequate income
subsistence, provision, sufficient means; see income, subsistence 2, support 3.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.
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