Abstract

CLIMENT B, Juan B. Typology of competencies in veterinary education. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2014, vol.25, n.2, pp.293-316. ISSN 1609-9117.

Along the advancement of globalization over the past three decades, the meaning of competencies, which began byreferring to individual and group performance assessment tests has become a kind of common and global language in academic, labor, and social milieus. Thus, the competencies approach (standardized and non-standardized) has transcended to higher education institutions and specifically to veterinary education centers in multiple and varied aspects; however, incorporation of the competencies approach to educational systems tends to parcel out their meaning on the basis of fragmented concepts and notions of what they are and represent. Given the need for referential analysis frameworks about the different types of competencies relevant to veterinary education, this study examined from precursors and components of competencies to the constructs that properlydefine them, aimed at integrating a typology of competencies to facilitate their joint and articulated understanding and to provide more input to the educational systems involved, in the search and implementation of improvements. The research was based on three elements of analysis: a) the conceptual framework provided bya set of18 definitions related toindividual and group competencies, b) a sample of 27 curricula, from an equal number of veterinary education institutions; and c) four areas of research and analysis that, in turn, serve as sections and define the structure of the article’s content. It is observed that whereas global curricular reforms are aimed at either the development and strengthening of disciplinary competencies or the generic (non-technical or professional) ones, institutional curricular reforms (relevant to each institution) must address the competencies from a joint and contextualized perspective

Keywords : professional competences; professional skills; competency-based education; veterinary curricular development; veterinary education.

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