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A holistic approach to competence development
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In this article, a holistic and systemic approach in six steps is designed with the ambition to handle competence development in that way, and practical experiences from applying the developed methodology in a number of SMEs show that those basic assumptions at large have been correct.Abstract:
Pragmatically seeing competence as a combination of a person's knowledge, experiences and abilities, it is concluded that it is not possible to directly develop another person's competence. It is just possible to set the scene, to provide the tools and act like a catalyst. A holistic and systemic approach in six steps is designed with the ambition to handle competence development in that way. Practical experiences from applying the developed methodology in a number of SMEs show that those basic assumptions at large have been correct. A method of cooperation between a university department and a practice-oriented consultant is also developed within the project. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.read more
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