What is DeSeCo?

DeSeCo is part of OECD’s effort within the framework of INES to continue work in the area of competencies and skills of the youth and adult population and to develop over time a coherent strategy for defining, selecting and measuring competencies and skills.

What are transversal competencies?

Transversal Competencies (TVCs) comprise of certain skills, knowledge, values, and attitudes that are being increasingly emphasised as essential for effective participation and navigation in one’s personal and work life in the current times.

What is a competency statement?

Competency statements, often called skill statements, describe how your skills and experience meet the specific criteria that the employer is looking for in the job that you are applying for, or the potential job you hope to get.

What are the six domains of transversal skills?

Definition of ‘transversal competencies’ has six domains: 1) critical and innovative thinking, 2) interpersonal skills, 3) intrapersonal skills, 4) global citizenship, 5) media and Information literacy, and 6) others.

What is the purpose of transversal?

In geometry, a transversal is a line that passes through two lines in the same plane at two distinct points. Transversals play a role in establishing whether two or more other lines in the Euclidean plane are parallel.

How do you answer competency questions?

How to answer competency questions

  1. Situation/task – describe the task that needed to be completed or the situation you were confronted with.
  2. Action – Explain what you did and how and why you did it.
  3. Result – Describe the outcome of your actions.

Who are OECD countries?

The OECD’s 38 members are: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak …

What is transversal thinking?

Transversal skills are skills that can be used in a wide variety of situations in life and in work. The term ‘transversal’ refers to the way these skills cut across different tasks and job roles.