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To review and analyze critical theoretical perspectives regarding the implementation of the competence concept across vocational education and training systems in England, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

February 15, 2007Journal of Vocational Education and TrainingOpen Access

The concept of competence in the development of vocational education and training in selected EU member states: a critical analysis

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To review and analyze critical theoretical perspectives regarding the implementation of the competence concept across vocational education and training systems in England, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Conducted a comparative critical analysis of national vocational systems, evaluating England's National Vocational Qualifications, Germany's learning areas, France's ETED and bilan de compétences, and Dutch competence-based vocational education.
Identified substantial conceptual inconsistencies across national models, including ambiguous definitions of competence and a weak one-to-one relationship between competence and observable task performance.
Highlighted major educational implementation obstacles, including the marginalization of theoretical knowledge, difficulties translating competence frameworks into curricula, and pervasive reliability problems in competence assessment.

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Critical review uncovers structural and pedagogical limitations of competence frameworks in European vocational training systems, highlighting assessment and curriculum design challenges.

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Mulder et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10afcd497e609eda64406e https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820601145630

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Critical review uncovers structural and pedagogical limitations of competence frameworks in European vocational training systems, highlighting assessment and curriculum design challenges.

The concept of competence in the development of vocational education and training in selected EU member states: a critical analysis

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The concept of competence in the development of vocational education and training in selected EU member states: a critical analysis

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