In this paper, a conceptual model of the factors affecting competence building in an Engineering university is developed. The extent to which each faculty member can exert his/her potential to the fullest has a profound impact on the overall competences in an Engineering university. Identifying the bottlenecks in the system, which are the inhibiting factors, would lead to concrete solutions to ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com all the curricula in this university. It is supposed that different graduate profiles must consider and declare these generic “institutional” competences as well as the professional ones. A question can be asked: How do the generic competences and the professional ones differ in the construction of the graduate profile of the career? Is it necessary...

Flexible work patterns require rigorous plans on adult education and life long learning, based on worker’s personal competence profile. To achieve this point, at European and national level, official competences certification systems are proposed and, in same cases, realized. The paper discusses the role that administrative data on competences could play in the context of economic statistical s...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com all the curricula in this university. It is supposed that different graduate profiles must consider and declare these generic “institutional” competences as well as the professional ones. A question can be asked: How do the generic competences and the professional ones differ in the construction of the graduate profile of the career? Is it necessary...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com all the curricula in this university. It is supposed that different graduate profiles must consider and declare these generic “institutional” competences as well as the professional ones. A question can be asked: How do the generic competences and the professional ones differ in the construction of the graduate profile of the career? Is it necessary...

BACKGROUND The medical ward round is a central but complex activity that is of relevance from the first day of work. However, difficulties for young doctors have been reported. Instruction of ward round competence in medical curricula is hampered by the lack of a standardized description of the procedure. This paper aims to identify and describe physicians' tasks and relevant competences for co...

BACKGROUND Relatively little knowledge is available to date about health literacy among the general population in Europe. It is important to gain insights into health literacy competences among the general population, as this might contribute to more effective health promotion and help clarify socio-economic disparities in health. This paper is part of the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-E...