competency exam
Skills verification assessment
A competency exam tests whether someone has the knowledge or skills required for a particular purpose.
Students may take competency exams to demonstrate mastery of a subject or qualify for graduation.
Professionals take them to obtain licenses or certifications: She passed the nursing competency exam on her first try.
Also called competency test.
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- testEvaluative examination
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- licensureOfficial permission to practice
- state boardRegional administrative authority
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- Nursing examsnursing boards, state boards
- workplace evaluationsperformance review, self-assessment, self-evaluation, 360 review, midyear review
- Engineering Credentialsprofessional engineer, state license, licensure, professional license, reciprocity
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Exam determining appropriate level
aptitude test · diagnostic assessment · entrance exam · achievement test · IQ test
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Scored contest for selection
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Instinctive sense about something
self-evaluation · casual observation · self-assessment · peer review · participation grade
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