competencedriven
Competencedriven is a term used to describe approaches, systems, or programs that orient around defined competencies and measurable performance. It involves specifying the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors required to perform tasks to a standard, and designing curricula, assessment, and work environments around those standards. The term is often used interchangeably with competence-based or competency-driven, though some contexts distinguish between competence as an overall capability and performance as evidence of that capability.
In education, competencedriven designs emphasize performance-based assessment, rubrics, and milestones that certify that a learner can
In workforce development and professional settings, competencedriven approaches align training and evaluation with formal competency frameworks
Benefits of a competencedriven approach include clearer expectations, targeted learning, transparent assessment, and better alignment between
See also: competency-based education, competency framework, performance-based assessment, outcome-based education, professional certification.