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Competency-based qualifications and educational frameworks have had worldwide impact on educational systems, market participation, and individual training and development. The character and impact of competency-based education took a decided turn, however, in the 1970s.
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Wiseman, A. (2014). The Culture of Competency-based Qualification Frameworks in National Education Systems Worldwide. In: Faas, S., Bauer, P., Treptow, R. (eds) Kompetenz, Performanz, soziale Teilhabe. Forschung und Entwicklung in der Erziehungswissenschaft. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-19855-2_13
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