Table 1 Definitions related to competence and competency

Competence

Ability to perform a skill; a personal attribute.

Competent

An adjective used to describe a person’s performance that is deemed acceptable or to an expected level.

Competency

An individual skill or task which must be performed as part of a person’s job or role (plural = competencies).

Competency

Framework

A set of skills a learner must achieve or demonstrate to be deemed competent in a particular discipline.