Competences and vocational higher education: Now and in future: Competenties en beroepsgericht hoger onderwijs: Stand van zaken en toekomstperspectief

In this article the popularity of the concept of competence in higher vocational education is explained and the most important issues in this field are discussed. In particular, the vagueness of the term and the problems in defining
job and training profiles are explained. Then the design of competence-based
education is discussed. The paper ends by mentioning some subjects that are
relevant to the future of competence-based education.
Competence-based education is a catch-all word concealing many different
forms of education. It is mostly used for individual courses and much less for
curricula although, seen from the point of view of competence, this could be
the most interesting level. Research into the effectiveness – and content –
of competence-based education is sparse and it is important to subject the
claims of competence-based advocates to further investigation.