Competency, Competence, Competent
competence, competency (noun) - ability to do well, skilled, have the necessary skills
(note: also means power and authority to deal with a problem, for example, a judge in a court)
competent (adjective)
competently (adverb)
incompetent (adjective) - not competent
competence in
competence as
competent with
within her competence
outside of her competence
become competent
highly competent
fully competent
technically competent
managerial competency
a competent engineer
a competent scientist
hire competent people
competence to perform a job
a competent image
standards of competence
competency requirements
degree of competence
too competent for your own good
determine competence
language competence
minimum competency
necessary competence
question competence
basic competence
language competence
social competence
technical competence
demonstrate competence
show how competent you are
prove competence
develop competence
improve competence
beyond one's competence
any half-competent...
air of competence
mentally competent
devastatingly competent
Example sentences:
* Technical competence is absolutely essential for this job since you'll be using a computer for everything you do.
* Performance equals competence plus skill plus motivation.
* In the past we have worked efficiently but we have been overly reliant on the competence of key individuals in the firm.
* The government will be stressing employment-led standards of competence in the new education plan.
* She has everything she needs for promotion: seniority, competence, resourcefulness.
* This is a chance to show how competent you are.
* She wore an unmistakable air of competent professionalism.
* Lacking the necessary competence to perform his job, he has been relieved of his duties.
* We will be issuing a list of competency requirements next week.
* Promotion will be based on competence demonstrated in the workplace.
* Being a competent scientist is not enough, you also have to keep your skill set up-to-date.
* Ask them to give you a competent translation and they give you gibberish.
* Professional competence will not be enough, we have a whole slew of new regulations you're going to have to familiarise yourself with.
* This university has turned out competent engineers for over one hundred years.
* Mary was a competent and caring single mother.
* She speaks five languages with different degrees of competence.
* He is sometimes too competent a scholar for his own good.
* "The organization and competency of the Board of Audit will be determined by law.
* The quality and competency of the civil service have improved over its long history.
* Our school specialises in the rapid acquisition of language competency.
* His research focuses on acquiring linguistic competence in communication.
* Our minimum competency test tests a very narrow range of skills.
* Once you've demonstrated comptency at one level, you can move on to the next.
* This is a case that falls outside the courts' competence.
* Everyone around him questioned his competence.
* She wore an air of quiet competence.
* He even began questioning his own competence after his mistake and the terrible accident that followed.
* These results, any half-competent lab could churn out!
* She projects a smart, confident, and competent image.
* She was pleasantly surprised at how competent the staff seemed to be.
* We'll hire him, provided he is competent.
* The court must establish that he is mentally competent before the case goes to trial.
* "I will only hire competent people from now on," the manager exclaimed.
* You were supposed to be technically competent, at least that's what it said on your resume.
* How much more devastatingly competent she was at communicating her wishes.
* She was a very competent cellist.
* Let's submit these issues to a competent body of the United Nations to deal with.
* More competent means more expensive, they say.
* His performance was occasionally shaky but overall competent.
