Module Summary - The Competency Based Education and Training System
The competency based education and training (CBET) philosophy drives the method used to develop a curriculum within the TVET environment. According to Anderson and Woodhill (1999) competency based education addresses specific competencies, aligned to the expectations and requirements of the workplace and links knowledge to a skill that is a job requirement.
At the heart of the CBET philosophy is the development of competencies that are aligned to workplace requirements. The concept of competence is not only confined to technical skills but extended to key employability skills such as collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.
Some of the key features of competency based education and training are:
- Industry engagement
- Labour market research and intelligence
- Occupational standards
- Modularized approach to learning
- Theoretical and practical instruction
- Demonstrations
- Practical Assessments
The competency based philosophy is applied to the National Qualifications of Jamaica by clearly delineating what each level of the framework means and the competencies that learners are expected to acquire upon completing each qualification.
10. Performance Criteria
Another name for performance criteria is assessment criteria. This is a list of the criteria by which the achievements of the learning outcomes will be judged. Performance criteria seeks to specify the performance outcome that is expected of the learner and what will be demonstrated at the conclusion of the module. They describe the knowledge, skills and attitudes the learner is expected to demonstrate and must be observable and measureable.