What is a competency assessment?
- Validation is the confirmation and assessment of an individual's skills, regardless of how or where they were acquired. The aim of validation is to recognise the skills an individual possesses at a given point in time, so that they do not need to study what they know or progress in their work. Validation is based on the fact that it is possible to identify and describe existing skills and to define, assess and recognise them.
- Assessment of actual skills is a great incentive for individuals in the labor market to study and gives them the opportunity to complete their studies on their own terms.
- Assessment of actual skills can be an incentive for adults in the labor market, in various professions, to complete formal education. This strengthens their position, that of the professions, companies, and the nation in general in terms of knowledge level and advancement.
The practical skills assessment process
- Introduction to the process
- Interview with a study and career counselor
- The process begins when a group of individuals meets the admission requirements.
- Skills registration (creating a skills portfolio and self-assessment)
- Assessment interview (a professional assesses the skills using a variety of methods)
- Further confirmation if needed
- Recognition (certificate or registration of assessed units in Inna)
Here you can see a brochure about practical skills assessment in Icelandic and English.
A list of occupations where competency assessments have been conducted or where work is underway to develop criteria can be found here.
