Competency framework

How it is used

Use as a reference for evidence and development, not merely a list of job duties.

Example sentences

1. The competency framework described different expectations for junior and senior staff.

   The same capability can require different evidence at different levels.

2. She matched her project examples to the competency framework before the interview.

   An agreed structure helps organize relevant evidence.

Common collocations

• use a competency framework
• role competency framework

Related terms

• skillAn ability to do something well, usually because you have learned and practised it, such as writing reports, coding or managing a budget.
• requirementSomething that an employer says a candidate must have, such as a degree, a licence, a language or a number of years of experience.

More terms: Career Development

• career path
• promotion
• professional development
• career gap
• upskill
• mentor
• career change
• foot in the door
• returnship
• apprenticeship
• individual contributor
• lateral move