Reflections on Competence-Based Education

The intention of this article is to extend and clarify the conceptual framework of competence-based education, from the analysis of different aspects, relevant to the characteristics and properties of personal competences, as well as to policies, initiatives and activities of training and professional development, in the education and labor world. The competences are analyzed from different angles -concept, structure, typology, development, nature and scope-that facilitate the understanding of their meaning, for theoretical and practical aims.