A Tool to Make Competence Based Education a Reality
Too many competence models, too little overview? This explorer compares different frameworks that address transversal competences. It gives educators a rough insight into the different frameworks.
It can be used to check which competences are particularly relevant for one’s own work, or to check which competences one would like to work on further, either oneself or with the learners. The explorer also provides information on how each framework deals with certain transversal competences (competences that are important in many activities and contexts).
What the Explorer is good for and how it can help with planning and implementation.
| You plan a training or workshop and want to address transversal competences at your learners? | Get inspired by the competence frameworks below. |
| Your work addresses a specific competence cluster, in example “critical thinking” or “civil engagement”? | Explore which competence frameworks address this topic and how they do this. What could you include? Could you use their descriptors for reflection and evaluation? |
| You heard from competences frameworks and want to learn more about them. | Get here a quick overview and learn about their specific qualities and characteristics. |
| You are facilitating competence-centered education. Now it is time to reflect systematically about your impact and purpose. | The systematic conception of competence frameworks can help you during this assessment and reasoning. |
| You are looking for quality methods and facilitation material. | Check out, which competence framework is most relevant for your work and check the refering websites, toolboxes and communities |
What is Included?
Currently the Competence Explorer includes the following frameworks
- Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) by Council of Europe online
- DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens in the 2022 edition online
- Digital Citizenship Education by Council of Europe online
- Media and Information Literacy (MIL) by United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) online
- EntreComp, the EU Entrepreneurship Competence Framework online
- GreenComp, the European sustainability competence framework online
- LifeComp, EU’s framework for the Personal, Social and Learning to Learn Key Competence online
- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) by Council of Europe online.
How it Works
The Explorer makes different competence models created for different purposes and contexts comparable by describing them according to general competence criteria. It does not evaluate them. The aim is to make similarities and differences as well as the special qualities of different frameworks visible in an understandable way. This can help educators to decide which frameworks they want to engage with in more depth.
- Core competences and skills: language, numbers or basic digital competence
- Transversal competences in the narrow sense:
Thinking | Self-Management and Learning-to-Learn | Social and Communication | Physical and Manual - A variety of different Life Skills and Competences that focus on a specific social implementation context:
Entrepreneurial & Financial | Environmental | Civic | Digital | General knowledge | Health & Well-being
Contact
Nils-Eyk Zimmermann (nils.zimmermann@dare-network.eu)