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Education > Educational Measurement > Professional Competence

Preferred term

Professional Competence  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Competence, Professional

Note

  • competence in any profession or discipline: differentiate from CLINICAL COMPETENCE which is restricted to competence in professional activities directly related to patient care

Scope note

  • The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.

History note

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In other languages

  • ammattitaito

    Finnish

  • ammatillinen kompetenssi
  • ammatillinen pätevyys
  • ammattipätevyys
  • kompetenssi
  • pätevyys
  • Yrkeskompetens

    Swedish

  • Kompetens
  • Professionell kompetens
  • Teknisk expertis

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011361

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