In spite of the need for organisations to develop competencies among its employees as a source for gaining competitive advantage, and in spite of previous research efforts to find out what contributes to it and the effects of it, the process of Competence Development (CD) implementation is still a ‘black box’, whose internal linkages are unknown. Furthermore it is noticed in previous research that there is a lack of empirically-based research in organisations, and the purpose of this dissertation is therefore to explore the process of CD implementation, as perceived by employees within the debt-collection industry of Sweden.   A case-study on a Swedish Debt-Collection Company was conducted, and data collected through interviews with employees and managers, in order to find out how the process of CD implementation is structured. In order to investigate the internal linkages in the process an extensive literature review was performed in the field of CD, and used for developing a conceptual model, showing how the various stages interact and depend upon each other in gaining competence among its employees. The model was then tested empirically and the findings suggest that the CD implementation was structured mostly in line with the model, although adjustments had to be made.   The findings suggest that in the process of CD implementation conceptualisation of CD plans and selection of participants is conducted in one integrated step and not two distinct steps, as suggested in previous literature. Performance Management and Reflection- and Evaluation are not conducted in two steps but more or less simultaneously. Furthermore, this study suggests that it is the organisation’s responsibility to provide a foundation, opportunities and resources that enable CD, while the employees themselves set the standard for how much they will take advantage of it. Therefore this study argues that if employees can have input and influence on each stage of the process, better outcomes will be provided since it will be aligned with their objectives, personal and professional.   Up to this point, the process of CD implementation has been a ‘black box’, a mechanism that generates a certain level of output but whose internal workings are unknown. It is important to open up that box and to understand how CD operates to produce superior performance for an organisation. The findings in this study help to bridge that gap better, and are useful for managers conducting and implementing Human Resource practices that aim to develop competencies among the company’s workforce in order to gain better performance.

My thesis explores the pedagogical issue of key competencies, it especially focuses on learning competency, its development, teacher's concept of the competency and its application into learning at a secondary school. The theoretical part introduces main terms and concepts and the characteristics of educational process, which influence development of competencies. The research part is a qualitative research. The data have been collected through observations in class and semi-structured interviews. The interviews were held with teachers of the secondary schools, which were observed afterwards. Within these lessons was filled in a special observation form which evaluates through specific categories how effectively is learning competency being developed.

Šiuo metu Lietuvos švietimo turinys yra atnaujinamas, kad padėtų asmenims ir visuomenei atsakyti į dabarties iššūkius, padėtų pasinaudoti dabarties atveriamomis galimybėmis. Vienas svarbiausių Bendrosios pradinio ugdymo programos rengėjų uždavinių - pritaikyti Lietuvos poreikiams ir integruoti į pradinio ugdymo turinį aštuonias esmines kompetencijas, rekomenduotas Europos parlamento ir Tarybos visoms Europos Sąjungos šalių švietimo sistemoms kaip ypač svarbią mokymosi visą gyvenimą turinio dalį. Kadangi mokėjimo mokytis kompetencija yra pati svarbiausia ir pagrindinė, duodanti pradžią visų kitų kompetencijų plėtotei, todėl šiame darbe ir bus analizuojama mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos ugdymo prielaidos naujoje Pradinio ugdymo bendrojoje programoje (projektas,2007).Mokėjimas mokytis Pradinio ugdymo bendrojoje programoje (projektas, 2007) išskirtas kaip viena iš veiklos sričių, vadinasi tai yra tikrai labai svarbus komponentas. Tyrimo problema: Pasikeitus Pradinio ugdymo bendrajai programai ir atsiradus į kompetencijų plėtojimą orientuotam ugdymui neaišku, kaip ugdyti pačią pagrindinę - mokėjimo mokytis kompetenciją pradinėse klasėse. Tyrimo objektas- mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos raiška.Šio tiriamojo darbo tikslas- atlikus Pradinio ugdymo bendrosios programos analizę atskleisti mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos ugdymo prielaidas.Tikslui pasiekti keliami tokie uždaviniai:apibrėžti į kompetencijų plėtotę orientuoto ugdymo ypatumus; išskirti mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Nowadays the content of education in Lithuania is being renewed in order to help people and the society to take up the modern challenge and use the opportunities of the present. One of the most important aims of the creators of the General syllabus of primary education is to adapt to the Lithuanian needs and to integrate into the content of primary education the eight basic competences recommended by the European Parliament and Council to all the educational systems of the European Union as the most essential part of life-long learning content. Since the competence of ability to learn is most important and essential for the initial development of all the rest of the competences, in this research study, premise of nurturing the competence of ability to learn in the General syllabus (draft of 2007) of primary education will be analyzed. The problem of the research: After the general syllabus of primary education was changed and the education was oriented towards nurturing the competences, it has been unclear how to nurture the most important competence of ability to learn in primary classes. The subject of the research is the expression of the competence of ability to learn.The aim of the research is to reveal the premise of nurturing the competence of ability to learn after having analyzed the General syllabus of primary education.In order to achieve the aim, the following tasks were set:to define the peculiarities of nurturing the competences oriented education;to distinguish... [to full text]

Thesis (DAppLing)--Macquarie University, Division of Linguistics and Psychology, Dept. of Linguistics, 2009. / "September 2008". Bibliography: p. 189-196.

The purpose of this diploma thesis is to analyse time management methods and their application in secondary education. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on different time management methods, which are available to teachers and pupils in secondary education. Special attention is paid to the representation of this topic in the Framework Educational Programs (FEPs) for basic education, Gymnasium and secondary vocational education. The practical part deals with how teachers and pupils use these methods. Teachers are also asked how they pass their knowledge of time management to their pupils. The research is realized in the form of semi- structured interviews with teachers and psychologists. The interviews showed that time management is not systematically taught in schools. The result of this diploma thesis is a description of useful methods and recommendations for their practical application in the educational process.

This diploma thesis deals with the topic of the students' learning strategies at a primary school. The strategies are demonstrated at an example of a foreign language. Based on this example, more general rules for using strategies in other areas are being searched. The strategies are understood as specific steps and methods used in the learning process. They are anchored in the curriculum documents, in particular under the learning competence. The theoretical part of the thesis is based on existing literature and it analyses learning styles and strategies of students at a primary school with the focus on a foreign language. The aim of the thesis is to find out to what extent students of the fifth grade use language strategies and what role a teacher's support plays. For the research, the questionnaire "Strategie učení se cizímu jazyku" was used. The thesis is also based on qualitative research consisting of observations and interviews with the teachers. The results show that the fifth-grade primary school students use the foreign language learning strategies to a limited degree. However, the teachers' support has an effect on the usage. KEYWORDS Learning strategies, learning styles, learning competence, support of the learning strategies, foreign language, metacognitive strategies

Abstracts This thesis will address current problems in terms of school feeding in the Czech Republic. Its purpose is to summarize the situation from the point of view of the heads of school cafeterias and to determine the greatest difficulties for further functioning of the system. School feeding system is a part of educational and learning process and its effects relate to proper fulfilling of schools' educational programmes. At the same time, it is an environment for application of informal learning in terms of correct eating habits and social interactions during meals. By participating in the process, the pupils gain socio-psychological competences for entire life. Not only they gain practical knowledge in terms of nutrition, they learn as well how to interact during meals in an unforced way. Using the questionnaire method, some of the problems of school feeding system were identified. Some of the most severe problems might become a risk to this whole unique system. The outcome of the research are findings which point out the problems, such as old age of the personnel in the school feeding system, as well as the absence of new young people, who would continuously take on the experiences and replace the retiring workers. The results of the research revealed that the case of these problems are mainly...

The thesis deals with the use of competences and competency model as an effective tool of personnel management of the organization. Competency - based / HR / Management (CBM) is an actively used model primarily in the commercial sphere. However, in recent years, more and more government organizations have also approached this governance model. The theoretical and empirical part of the thesis deals with the issue of acquiring and using various types of competencies, compiling a competency model and their subsequent application in personnel management. The definition of basic terms and principles of competency management is based on the study of professional literature and binding documents that link the principles of competence management to the lifelong learning strategy and learning organization models. The empirical part first deals with the actual use of competencies and competency models in the conditions of public business academies in Prague and Central Bohemia. It describes the current state of use of human resources management by competency of the director of public business academies in the region. The observed state is compared with the results of the Trexima, spol. s r.o. in the commercial organizations, which was implemented in 2014. The empirical part is further focused on the...

SUMMARY: This work deals with the learners' use of English learning strategies of lower secondary school from Základní škola Botičská and Lauderovy školy, Prague. It discusses the teachers' support of these strategies and represents self-evaluation reports of both schools. The theoretical part defines the concept of self-evaluation in the school environment, describes the strategy of foreign language learning in terms of their importance, inclusion, application in teaching environment and especially their classifications. The practical part contains the results of the self-evaluation reports of Lauderovy školy and ZŠ Botičská, comparison of these results and comparison with the results of the Czech Republic. It also suggests possible follow-ups and recommendations for teachers that are established on the self-evaluations results. The work is based on a questionnaire "Strategy of foreign language learning", which is based on the original English version "Young learners'Language Strategy Use Survey" from A. D. Cohen and R. L. Oxford.