The training and development profession, like the human resource profession, has changed significantly during the past decade, and so have the skills and knowledge that practitioners need to be ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to correct the number of districts participating in Washington state’s Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative. Every state now allows schools to embrace competency ...

Competency models articulate the measurable combination of skills, knowledge, abilities and behaviours required for effective job performance and organisational success. Originating in the late ...

Hiring employees based on competency profiles can help prevent bad hires and turnover, experts agree. "If you've ever made a bad hire, you know how damaging it is" to have someone in a role for which ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Listen to this post Higher education is in the middle of a quiet but important shift. Across campuses and online programs, colleges are ...