Testimonial
David, your leadership and patience with us was remarkable. Your expertise in teaching and listening was of great benefit to us, and we learned so much. Because of your admirable skills we now have a competency profile that we are very proud of! We would highly recommend your services - it was a great pleasure working with you.
Lynn Zinger and Irene Williamson
Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists
David led us through each step of the competency development process calmly, directly and logically. Without him, the project would have taken 5 times as long and the result would not have been as good. I really don't believe we could have done this without him.
Wendy Rigby
Chair, Curriculum Committee
College of Massage Therapists of BC
A Competency Statement (often simply called a "competency") is a description of something that a person can do, written in clear and externally observable terms. It can be thought of as a learning outcome - a product of learning that may have occurred in an educational program, on the job, or through life experience.
Competencies that describe job tasks are known as occupational competencies. They tell us what a person can actually do on the job - which may be very different from describing the type of educational program that a person has completed. Because they focus on actual job tasks rather than educational credentials, competencies are favored by certification bodies, regulators and employers.
A complete Competency Statement should describe not just what a person can do, but how well they can do it!
We are all familiar with the idea that a person's level of proficiency increases over time, based upon education, practice and experience. To make decisions, certification bodies, regulators and employers need answers to two different but related questions:
• What tasks can this person can perform?, and
• How well they can do them?
The answers to these questions help define exactly what is meant by the term "competence" in a particular work setting.
It is important that Competency Statements deal explicitly with the issue of proficiency, and distinguish job-entry proficiency from more advanced levels of proficiency.
Competencies can be written to describe all aspects of work - those involving knowledge and its application (cognitive functions), those involving practical skills (psychomotor functions), and those involving attitudes, values and behaviours (affective functions).
A compilation of Occupational Competency Statements that includes all aspects of a job is called an Occupational Competency Profile. Occupational Competency Profiles may be established for entry to the profession, as well as for more advanced or specialized professional functions.
Catalysis Consulting develops Competency Statements and Competency Profiles.
View the Competency Profile for Massage Therapy developed by Catalysis Consulting - PDF Format
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