Abstract:
The article gives a brief review of competence-based education today and its underlying principles. Since today’s societies place challenging demands on individuals, they are confronted with complexity in many parts of their lives and careers. In these contexts, the competencies that individuals need to meet their goals have become more complex, requiring more than the mastery of certain narrowly defined skills. Defining such competencies can improve assessments of how well prepared young people and adults are for life’s challenges, as well as identify overarching goals for education systems and lifelong learning.
