De la qualification à la logique de compétence

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APEL Stakes in the logic of
Competence in Carriers’
Management A Competencies
carrier track Management » in
France and lifelong learning
perspective
Dr. Bénédicte GENDRON
University Of Montpellier III, Paul
Valéry

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Context of Appearance and Development
of the concept of Competence ? - 1
• The context of appearance
– Increase of scholar level
– Increase of skilled workers
– In an Taylor work organisation

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Context of Appearance and Development
of the concept of Competence ? - 2
• Shift and changes affecting companies
context
– Increase of the competition level,
– Increase of Workers responsabilities
– New efficiency work standard

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Context of Appearance and Development
of the concept of Competence ? - 3
• The lifelong learning perspective
– Construction of the qualification and lifelong
learning schemes
– High mobility in jobs
– Diversity of work relationships
Index of new production challenge
Index of new bargaining force between
employers-employees

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From the « qualification » to
« competencies » models - 1
• The qualification model
– definition of the work and the tasks,
correspondence with a level of diploma and a
wage ladder, defined through a classification
grid.
– Qualifies the position versus the person

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From the « qualification » to
« competencies » models - 2
• The logic of competencies management feature
– From a job and position’s quality definition to the
individual characteristics ones.
– Differences between the « professional » logic and the
« competence » one: the extent of the individual quality
validity
– Needs to enlarge and broaden the competences validity
extent
– Condition to overcome the intern market regulation
• Carrier prospect not any more linked to jobs
vacancies but individual competencies

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From the « qualification » to
« competencies » models - 3
• Stakes and Individual Challenges :
- Individualized work-force management
- Individual Face-to-Face individual with the hierarchy
via an annual interview
- Workers Self management carriers track and prospect.
- In an economics slowdown: way to restrictive
competencies management versus personal
development encouragement
- Inequities and inequalities among workers

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From the « qualification » to
« competencies » models - 4
• Stakes and collective challenge :
– Lost of collective indexes and references
– Destabilization of the Union roles
 Risks
« competencies models » reduced to an economic
adjustment tool
Weak contribution to ensure and motivate individual
worker carrier tracks

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Attempt of new references
re-construction - 1
• The difficult construction
– Competence Paradox :
• « only recognised in situ »,
• « built at the same time beyond the job
• Deals with individual transferable competencies,
built through experience ».

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Attempt of new references
re-construction - 2
• A construction linked with societal framework
– Typology (F. Lefresne) :
• More the Vet system is regulated with social
partners and strong social and VET identities, more
legitimate is the production of competencies
« standard » among the existing qualification system
(North European countries and Germany
characteristics)

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Attempt of new references
re-construction - 3
– More the debate on competencies is
independent, more Vet system is deregulated
(and broken) (UK case)
– A soft and weak structured system or its slow
implementation : production of collectives
standards still a core question (Spanish case)

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Attempt of new references
re-construction - 4
• France : characterized by a fragilized qualification
system and a work organization questionned
• Difficulties to re-build and negociate new references
and collectives indexes
• Competencies debates : toward a public politic matter
(work and training policies)
• Competencies : a challenge of public policies
concerning employed, unemployed people

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