Färdighets
Färdighets is a Swedish combining form used in compound nouns to indicate a relation to skill or proficiency. It is not typically a stand-alone noun in everyday prose, but appears in terms that categorize or measure abilities. In educational, professional, and policy contexts, färdighets serves as a productive element in words such as färdighetskrav, färdighetsnivå and färdighetsbedömning, where it signals a focus on practical capabilities rather than abstract knowledge alone.
The term derives from färdighet, meaning skill, proficiency, or readiness, which itself comes from färdig meaning
Common domains for färdighets-based terminology include education and training, human resources, and competency frameworks. Examples include
In Swedish, färdighets complements färdighet as the base noun, while synonyms for related ideas include kompetens