The development of competency frameworks in healthcare professions: a scoping review

• Published in: Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 913 - 987
• Main Authors: Batt, Alan M., Tavares, Walter, Williams, Brett
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 21st century; Allied Health Occupations; Allied Health Personnel; Clinical competence; Clinical Competence - standards; Competence; Critical care; Dementia; Education; Educational Measurement - standards; Guides; Health Occupations - education; Health promotion; Health sciences; Humans; Internal medicine; Literature Reviews; Medical Education; Medicine; Nurse specialists; Nurses; Nursing; Program Development; Psychologists; Reproducibility of Results; Research Methodology; Review; Workforce; Clinical competence; Competency development; Professional competence

Competency frameworks serve various roles including outlining characteristics of a competent workforce, facilitating mobility, and analysing or assessing expertise. Given these roles and their relevance in the health professions, we sought to understand the methods and strategies used in the develop...