Competency models are used to define which characteristics and performance requirements are needed to meet a certain expectation. A competency is essentially being adept and capable at a certain skill ...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor has released a competency model for the long-term care industry that officials hope will solve long-standing issues of low wages and a high staff turnover rate.

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced today the debut of the Food and Beverage Service Competency Model – the first-ever competency model designed expressly for ...

Perfection may be your goal when developing a competency model for your supply management team. While that’s admirable, keep in mind the most important characteristics of the plan are consistency and ...

Michelle Farber, RN, CIC, 2012 president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, recently discussed the changing role of infection preventionists and APIC’s ...

Seventeen higher-education institutions have responded to the U.S. Department of Education’s call last month for ideas in which “experimental sites” could test innovative ways to reduce college costs, ...

NASHVILLE -- Mart Sessler has gone far with his associate degree. He worked his way up to vice president of information systems at a large insurance provider. But after 25 years in his field, Sessler ...

Consistently demonstrates the ethical principles and values of the institution and the profession, and models professional conduct with unimpeachable integrity.

New Hampshire schools have retired a century old education standard, replacing it with a new performance-based learning model. The report details the case studies of two New Hampshire high schools ...

Leading correctional healthcare company, NaphCare, announced it will present a symposium-style seminar at the upcoming Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS), held March ...