1. Competency –Based Approach
Definitionof CompetencyBasedEducation
-isoutcome-basedinstructionthatisadaptive tothe changingneedsof the students,teachersand the
community.(competenciesDESCRIBETHE STUDENTS ABILITY TO APPLYBASICAND OTHER SKILLS IN
SITUATIONSTHAT ARE COMMOBNLY ENCOUNTERED IN EVERYDAYLIFE
-isan approach to teachingandlearningmore oftenusedin learningconcrete skillsthanabstract
learning.
_Competency-basededucationfocusesonprovidingthe learner withthe knowledge,skillsand
attitude toproblemsolve inaproblemstudy-basedEducation
_THE LEARNERS AREREQUIRED TO HAVE /OBTAIN MINIMUMCOMPETENCIES IN BOTH KNOWLEDGE
SKILLSTO BE DEEMED SUCCESSFUL IN THE COURSE.
*THE STUDENTS ARE EVALUATED ON THE INDIVIDUALCOMPETENCY ANDONLY ONCETHEY HAVE
MASTERED IT DO THREY MOIVEON TO OTHERS.
-COMPETENCY-BASEDAPPROACHUTILIZESOBSERVABLEANDMEASURABLE OUTCOMES TO
EVALUATE THE LEARNER TO DETERMINE IFTHEY HAVE MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIRED
COMPETENCY.
*LEARNER FOCUSED ANDWORKS NATURALLYWITH INDEPENDENTSTUDY AND WITH THE
INSTRUCTORIN THE ROLE OF THE FACILITATOR.
-referstosystemof instruction,assessment,gradingandacademicreportingthatare basedon students
progressthroughtheireducation.
A fewof the common synonymsinclude:
Proficiency-based,mastery-based,outcome-basedPerformance-based,and standards-basededucation
instruction,andlearning.
General Goal
-toensure that the studentsare acquiringthe knowledge andskillsthat are deemedtobe essential to
successinschool,highereducation,careersandadultlife.
-the approachcan alsoprovide educators withmore detailedorfine-grainedinformationaboutstudent
learningprogress,whichcanhelpthemmore preciselyidentifyacademicstrengthsandweakness,aswell
as the specificconceptsandskillsstudentshave notyetmastered.

2. BestPractices
Competencyprofilesassistin effective learninganddevelopmentbyidentifyingthe
behaviours,knowledge,skillsandabilitiesthatare necessaryforsuccessful performance inajob.
Competenciessupportlearningby:
*Focusinglearningonthe critical competenciesneededfor successinthe joband organization
*Providingthe framewokforforidentifyinglearningoptions/curriculum/programstomeetemployee
and organizational needs
*Supportingeffective forecastingorganizational,aswell asproject-relatedlearningrequirements
*Providingstandardsfordetermininghow well learninghasoccurredbothat he individual and
organizational level.
ADVANTAGEOF COMPETENCY-BASEDEDUCATION
-“isaimedat providing the learnerwiththe knowledge,skillsandattitudes’inaspecificjobor
profession,studentsare requiredtohave aminimumlevel of competencyinbothknowledge andskills
components.
-It promotes ownershiptothe learnerfortheirlearningutilizes avarietyof learningmethods,anduses
an “objective assessmentanda performance assessment”
DISADVANTAGEOFCOMPETENCY-BASEDEDUCATION
-“The learneroftenfocusesonthe assessment instead of completingassignments”the reasonforthis
actionis that gradesare basedon assessmentsnotactivitiesorassignments.
FIVESTAGES OF COMPETENCY
1.NOVICE
2.ADVANCE
3.BEGINNING
4.COMPETENCE
5.PROFICIENCY

3. DESIGN PRINCIPLES
1.STUDENTS ADVANCEUPON DEMONSTRATED MASTERY-studentsprogresstomore advance workupon
a demonstrationof learningbyapplyingspecificskillsandcontent.
2.EXPLICITAND MEASURABLE LEARNINGOBJECTIVESEMPOWER STUDENTS-studentsTake
responsibilityfortheirlearning,therebyincreasing theirengagement andmotivation.
3.ASSESSMENTIS MEANINGFFUL ANDA POSITIVELEARNING EXPERIENCEFORSTUDENTS-assessment
are students-centeredinwhichstudentsare assessedonmaterial withwhich theyare familiar.
4.STUDENTS RECEIVEDRAPIDDIFFERENTIATEDSUPPORT-thisrequiresarapidresponse capacityonthe
part of the educatorsto supportthe studentswhentheyarte stuckor begintodisengage infrustration
5.LEARNINGOUTCOMES EMPHASIZEINCLUDE APPLICATION ANDCREATION OFKNOWLEDGE-ahigh
quality competency-basedapproachwillrequire studentstoapplyskillsandknowledge tonew
situationstodemonstrate masterytocreate knowledge.