International perspectives on competence development : developing skills and capabilities / edited by Knud Illeris.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-221) and index.

Introduction -- Part 1 The issue of competence development -- Chapter 1 Competence development in the USA -- Chapter 2 Adult education and competence development -- Chapter 3 Competence development in the workplace -- Part II The concept of competence -- Chapter 4 Competence -- Chapter 5 Holistic competence -- Chapter 6 Competence, learning and education -- Chapter 7 Learning to be an expert -- Part III Competence development in different contexts -- Chapter 8 Competence development in the public sector -- Chapter 9 Labour perspectives on the new politics of skill and competence formation -- Chapter 10 Competences and employer engagement -- Chapter 11 Developing competence-in-practice -- Part IV Competence development as a national strategy -- Chapter 12 Enhancing competences and skills in China -- Chapter 13 Competence-based training and National Qualifications Frameworks in South Africa -- Chapter 14 Towards enhanced competence of the Thai workforce -- References -- Index

In today's complex and ever-changing world it has become obvious that even highly developed knowledge and skills are no longer sufficient to meet new challenges, situations and problems facing individuals, organisations and nations. This raises an enormous and potentially confusing issue for educators and trainers: how is it possible to generate and assess abilities to deal with challenges and problems unknown - or not even in existence - at the time when the learning takes place?The book builds on the experiences and insights of its expert contributors.