The Value Of Competency-Based Learning In Developing Employee Skills

The term “competency” was first defined in 1973 by the American psychologist David McClelland to indicate the human factors that define “competence.” A competency is “each personal characteristic which—usually combined with others—allows the effective execution of a task in a given organization.” According to McClelland, competencies are task and organization-specific, hence they exist only in reference to a specific work-related task carried out in a specific organization.