What is Competency-Based Training (CBT)? It is a system in which learners are evaluated on their demonstration of knowledge, skills and attitudes in an occupational area. This is different to traditional education which relies on acquiring content-based knowledge(test taking) alone.
Competency-Based Training benefits employers and other stakeholders by:
- delivering Technical and Vocational Education and Training to a range of job roles beyond those traditionally associated with TVET training
- functioning as a continuing education vehicle to improve performance through the demonstration of competency in the workplace
- promoting the adoption of “soft skills” to complement technical skills needed to carry out job functions
- implementing the use of world class occupational standards and certification to help create a globally competitive workforce
- fostering mutually beneficial relationships between the private sector and training institutions
- equipping workers (including the displaced, retrenched and unemployed) with skills which they can use both locally and abroad