competency test
Ability verification exam
A competency test measures whether someone has the skills or knowledge required for a particular task, job, or qualification.
Such tests are common in employment screening, professional licensing, and education: All nurses must pass a competency test before practicing independently.
The term sometimes carries political weight when applied to voting rights or immigration, where "competency" criteria have historically been used to exclude people.
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- skillsLearned competencies
- job readinessPreparedness for employment
skill gap · certification · aptitude · proficiency · qualification · bar exam · standardized · high stakes · pass or fail · passing · failing · score · minimum score · benchmark · measurement · licensure · knowledge · screening
- examsexam, quiz, final exam, midterm, finals
- hiringhiring, job, interview, resume, application
- practical traininghands-on training, hands-on learning, hands-on experience, hands-on practice, on-the-job training
- testsexam, exams, quiz, quizzes, final exam
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, exam, exams
- career testingcareer assessment, job aptitude, career quiz, vocational guidance, career guidance
competency testranking system
Structure for ordering items
competitive examination · percentile ranking · class rank · grading on a curve · aptitude test
competency testgut feeling
Instinctive sense about something
word of mouth · casual observation · apprenticeship · trial period
competency testresume screening
Reviewing job applicants' credentials
years of experience · self-certification · honor system · grandfather clause
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