Thomas Fuller, an English churchman and historian from the 17th century once said, “All things are difficult before they are easy.” In fact, we know thanks to Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers that the ...

Setting the Bar, released on 5 th October 2020, is the second and final report of the Competence Steering Group and is an update on the interim report, Raising the Bar, published in August 2019. The ...

Argosy University System is among the first institutions in a movement toward competency-based education, creating new models of direct assessment that promise to reduce time-to-degree and offer ...

Editor’s Intro: Teaching for global competence should be part of every subject, but sometimes it’s difficult to think of ways to integrate global learning into fields like engineering and science.

Experts have questioned how a new report aiming at tackling the competency issues in the industry would work in practice. The Competency Steering Group’s interim report, Raising the Bar, published at ...

Global competence is increasing in prominence at multiple levels of education, including secondary and postsecondary. Often, though, there seems to be a disconnect between these levels, when instead ...

Earlier this month the Competence Steering Group released its first response to Hackitt – an interim report on competence schemes for all people working on high-risk residential buildings. If ...

We often admire and reward self-confidence—especially in leadership circles and boardrooms, where a confident stance can open doors. But how often do we stop to consider whether that confidence we see ...

workforce challenges leveraging the Whole Person Competence Development (WPCD) approach can lead to a more engaged and empowered workforce, equipped to embrace modern technologies and new ways of ...

Distance can make any relationship awkward. Distance, even bridged by web meetings, can degrade the social and emotional richness that enables people to work together comfortably and effectively. So, ...