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Saying someone is competent in a subject carries a lot of weight, it can be life changing for these people. So it's really important that we get it right and that we make these judgments based on good theory, but in a practical way.

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So the competence workshops are divided into three different workshops. We look about, first of all, about what competence is, then think about putting this into practice.

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So there's lots of discussion between the different people on the workshops, what competence means in their context

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and what we could learn from each other there.

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Participants have often been told that they need to assess a certain area of their subject and their context, but don't understand how they can do that to a valid and reliable standard, and

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through the workshops we provide a framework, if not a pick up and use framework, something they can take away and adapt to fill

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that gap.

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It's a really valuable element them being live.

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The workshops don't just involve listening to me talking and

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asking the odd question. They’re very, very interactive and I think particular with the competence workshops, people come from such a diverse range of backgrounds.

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We have people who assess languages, practical subjects, hairdressing,

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sports massage.

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You learn a lot from the other people who are on the

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workshops.