Competence

See: Capability, Skill, Cognitive Competence, Linguistic Competence, Communicative Competence, Competence (Biology), Competence (Geology), Competence (Human Resources), Competence (Law), Competency Evaluation (Law).

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References

2015

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/competence#Noun
  1. The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
     • 2005, Lies Sercu and Ewa Bandura, Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Competence: An International Investigation:

       Teachers are now required to teach intercultural communicative competence.

  2. The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.
     • 1961, National Council for Elementary Science (U.S.), Science Education:

       What professional competences do science teachers need?

  3. A sustainable income.
  4. In law, the legal authority to deal with a matter.

     That question is out with the competence of this court and must be taken to a higher court.

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/competence Retrieved:2015-12-5.
  • Competence may refer to:
    • Competence (biology), the ability of a cell to take up DNA
    • Competence (geology), the resistance of a rock against either erosion or deformation
    • Competence (human resources), a standardized requirement for an individual to properly perform a specific job
    • Competence (law), the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings
      • Competency evaluation (law).
    • Jurisdiction, the authority of a legal body to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility
    • Linguistic competence, the ability to speak and understand language.
    • Communicative competence, the ability to speak and understand language.

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