Competency -based education

Competency-Based Education (CBE) is an educational approach that focuses on students’ mastery of specific skills or competencies rather than the traditional emphasis on time spent in a classroom or completion of a predetermined curriculum. It is a student-centered approach that aims to ensure that learners acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in their chosen field or profession.

In a competency-based education system, the learning process is tailored to individual students’ needs and abilities. Students’ progress at their own pace and advance upon demonstrating their proficiency in each competency. This means that learners are not bound by a fixed timeline and can move faster or slower based on their abilities, prior knowledge, and learning pace.

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