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Competence
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Competence
Sufficient ability or fitness for one's needs. The necessary abilities to be qualified to achieve a certain goal or complete a project.
Competence
The ability to complete a project, make a product, or otherwise do what is required. Both individuals and companies have competence. For example, an engineer would not likely find a job as a nurse because it is outside his competence, that is, his ability to do the required work. Likewise, a dental office is unlikely to be hired to design a skyscraper.
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In the upper school of the Gymnasium, where students must demonstrate a higher level of language competence in both languages, emphasis is placed on the development of subject-specific knowledge rather than language acquisition.
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