COMPETENCE, COMPETENCE APPROACH AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCE MODELS

The article presents and discusses the main perspectives and contexts in which the concepts competence, personal and organizational competence are considered and defined. The evolution of the concept competence is traced in chronological order, in parallel with the development and growing popularity of the competence approach in education, vocational training, management and human resource management. Five main approaches for the development of professional competence models are discussed - behavioral, empirical, cognitive, holistic and dynamic. The benefits of the competence approach implementation and competence model development for the purposes of the educational system, labour market strategic management and human resources management and development are pointed out.