“If my dreams can happen to me, your
dreams can happen to you. Champions are
not made on the track or field; champions are made by the things you accomplish
and the way you use your abilities in everyday life situations.” - Bob Beamon,
Former world-record long jumper & track coach at Florida Atlantic
University
Recently a student of mine asked me a
question, “Sir, what is the difference between qualifications and
competencies?” I asked him, “Do you know
how to drive a car?” He replied, “Sir, I
got trained and acquired the driving license but I am still not confident to
drive a car.” I said, “That means you have
qualification, not competence.” By then my student understood the difference
between qualification and competence.
In fact, education gives you
qualification to enter into corporate world but you need to acquire
competencies in the workplace. There are
educators who are not PhD holders but are much superior to PhD holders as they
have competencies, not qualifications.
There are college drop-outs who are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies as
they have competencies, not qualifications.
Therefore, having both qualifications and competencies helps immensely
but people can still excel through competencies rather than qualifications.
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I like your answer because it simplifies the meaning. I will use this example to explain te difference to my students.
ReplyDeleteA very simple and very clear explanation, Prof. Rao; very well done. Qualification comes through the proven development of understanding the theoretical concepts while competency comes through the theoretical concepts practical application.
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