Competence Profile Research Articles

АКТУАЛИЗАЦИЯ ОСНОВНОЙ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЙ ПРОГРАММЫ С ЦЕЛЬЮ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ У ОБУЧАЮЩИХСЯ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫХ ЦИФРОВЫХ КОМПЕТЕНЦИЙ

The research subject is the issue of training personnel capable of being actively involved in digital transformation through applying necessary digital competencies. This paper considers an option for revising the bachelor’s degree program 15.03.05 “Design and Technological Support of Machine-Building Industries” (specialization “Technology of Mechanical Engineering”). The intended result of the revised academic program for students is the acquisition of the applied digital technologies in their future profession and the achievement of set professional targets formed by the enterprises. The algorithm for the development and implementation of the project revision includes three stages. The first stage results in the competence model of a graduate as the foundation of the key changes in training personnel for jobs in digital industries. The second stage focuses on the titles and contents of the courses. Examples of designing a digital competencies profile are provided. The third stage involves designing of academic materials for lecture-type classes, video lectures, video courses, and the materials allowing evaluating the level of digital competencies development. The paper describes the activities implemented at the Chair of Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Machines, and Tools and aimed at revising the content, methods, and forms of an educational activity to prepare graduates highly demanded in the digital economy. The conducted research and analysis of technologies used for digitalization of educational content, and methods of teaching have identified areas for further development of the issue, such as revision of the other academic programs of the specialty 03.15.05 and the Master’s degree program.

Impact of Emotional Competences on the Tunisian Athletes in the Period of Containment: Comparative Study between Tunisian Olympic Athletes and Non-Athletes

The aim of this research is to compare the emotional competences of Tunisian Olympic athletes and those of non-athletes. A sample of 63 students (30 athletes and 33 non-athletes) (between 14 and 26 years of age, ET = 3926), has been selected. All subjects have completed the French version of the Emotional Competences Profile “ECP”. The reliability test has shown a satisfactory internal consistency of the scale (Alpha = 0.739). The student’s t-test that consists of comparing the averages of the two independent samples revealed the existence of a significant difference in the overall emotional competence score (t61 = 2036, p = 0.046** 0.05). Thus, it could be said that the athletes’ emotional competences enable them to better adapt to stressful situations. Therefore, they are more likely to control their emotions, their own understanding and those of others. On the other hand, they are able to easily manage their daily stress and regulate their relationships with others. The results of our studies allow us not only to test our hypothesis but also to determine the relationship between emotional competences and the practice of sport.

ORGANIZING AND CONDUCTING FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES USING THE DIGITAL POTENTIAL OF THE ТECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING GERMAN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC)

Statement of the problem. Nowadays, "digital media" is not just a term in everyday life, it is a common phenomenon. In connection with the emerging problem of combating coronavirus, there is a need to formulate new requirements for the educational design of higher education and/or make appropriate changes to them. Digital technologies provide the potential, on the one hand, to provide new ways of learning and support learning processes, and on the other hand, to prepare students for life and work in a "digitized" world. Consequently, teachers also need new competency profiles in order to reflect and use digital opportunities and digital tools in a timely manner. The article analyzes the information openness of universities in accordance with the requirements of the current legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of education. The organization of the educational activities of universities and the ensuring of the access of students and research and teaching staff to the information and educational resources are considered. The stages of developing the digital learning blocks within the framework of the university training courses are defined. The results of the research. Using the example of teaching the German language at a technical university, the functional strategies have been studied when planning and conducting distance and classroom classes. Conclusions obtained. When planning the classes it is necessary to consistently divide the individual competencies into distance and classroom lessons. Here, the starting point is a model in which students switch themselves between the distance and classroom studies in longer phases, such as weekly lessons.

An Exploratory Study of the Digital Competences of Italian Accountants: Some Preliminary Results

Purpose - This paper examines the current digital competences of Italian accountants and to what extent these competences are evident in their competence profiles.
 
 Methodology - In this study, 6,442 profiles of accountants, extracted from the professional social network LinkedIn, were analysed using the technique for the analysis of textual data.
 
 Findings - The results of the study reveal that the male users expose more often in their professional profiles the possession of information technology skills than female accountants. Moreover, the results highlight a limited development of data analytics skills, which are reported in only 13% of the LinkedIn profiles analysed. Furthermore, the findings also show that there is a gap between the digital competences held by accountants who belong to different geographical areas. The accountants living in northern Italy, in fact, report more digital competences in their LinkedIn profiles than those living in central and southern Italy.
 
 Originality - This study stimulates the ongoing debate on the competence’s changes of the accountants in the digital technology era.

Mediating Role of Interpersonal Relationships in the Effect of Emotional Competence on Prosocial Behavior among Adolescents in Malaysia

Prosocial behavior has been regarded as a necessity for a society to function well. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between emotional competence, interpersonal relationship, and prosocial behavior among 496 school-going adolescents in Malaysia. The subjects were selected using Multistage Cluster Sampling method. Profile of Emotional Competence, Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment Scale, and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaires were used to measure emotional competence, interpersonal relationship with peers, and adolescents’ prosocial behavior respectively. The results showed significant positive relationships among emotional competence, interpersonal relationship with peers, and prosocial behavior. Further analysis revealed that adolescents who reported having higher emotional competence tend to have better interpersonal relationships with peers which in turn led to higher involvement in prosocial behavior. Emotional competence and interpersonal relationship with peers are thus established as two important factors to promote prosocial behavior among adolescents.

ACCOUNTANT-ANALYST OF A BUDGET INSTITUTION: COMPETENCE PROFILE AND FUNCTIONALITY

Importance. One of the factors limiting the introduction of management accounting in budgetary institutions is the lack of qualified personnel. A specialist with competencies that meet modern realities. Who are able to improve their comprehensive capabilities to facilitate the implementation and development of accounting and reporting. Due to the specifics of the activities of enterprises, we have diagnosed the most popular functions of a modern accountant and focused on studying the competence of an accountant-analyst of a public sector institution. Objectives. The study of the consolidation of management accounting functions for the structural unit of a budget institution, the functionality of a modern accountant and the identification of significant additional competencies of an accountant-analyst in budget institutions. In order to establish the profile of relevant competencies and functionality of an accountant-analyst of a budget institution. Methods. The research part is based on the results of an expert survey (the structure of the questions is matrix, the choice of the presented option, a free answer). The respondents were specialists in the accounting field, grouped into three focus groups. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the study is based on a comparative analysis of the data. The theoretical base includes scientific works devoted to the subject of research. Results. The priority tasks of not only a modern accountant, but also additional competencies of an accountant - analyst have been identified. It was established during an expert survey that it is more effective to assign the functions of management accounting to the planning and economic department than to form an autonomous unit. We have proved the relevance of setting management accounting in budgetary institutions. The most important functions of a modern accountant (tax accounting, control and processing of primary documentation) and the primary competencies of an accountant-analyst (classification, processing and consolidation of large amounts of information, communication, ability to work with people, knowledge of IT technologies) have been established. Conclusions. It is concluded that an accountant-analyst plays a key role in the implementation of management decisions. In order to make managerial decisions that correspond to modern development trends, it is necessary to continuously improve professional competencies for strategic decision-making.

Competence of clinical nurse educators in university hospitals: A cross-sectional study

The role of clinical nurse educators is essential in improving the quality of mentoring, supporting students’ learning and professional development during clinical training. The purpose was to explore the competence profiles of clinical nurse educators and background factors associated with these profiles. Data of this cross-sectional study were collected from clinical nurse educators ( n = 19) at Finnish university hospitals, using two instruments measuring the competence of healthcare educators. Data were analysed with K-means clustering and two profiles were identified based on sum variables. Significance between the differences of Profile 1 and Profile 2 was evaluated by comparing independent groups. The STROBE checklist was used as the reporting guideline for the manuscript. Educators’ competence varied between intermediate (2.50–3.49) and high (≥ 3.50) levels, and self-assessment of the Profile 1 was average higher than those in Profile 2. The results can be used to identify and develop the competence of clinical nurse educators and to consolidate the role and position of clinical nurse educators within healthcare education.

The Current State of ―Information Security Awareness‖ in German SMEs

The role of information security in German SMEs is becoming increasingly important. External input plays a key role here, but some of it tends to overwhelm SMEs rather than providing systematic assistance that can be readily implemented. In a project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, an overall scenario for new ways to achieve more sustainable information security (IS) in German SMEs is being developed, one that puts people at the heart of the measure. In addition to a current literature search on the situation in companies, the current state of information security and IS awareness is recorded in the project through a combination of different methods: indepth psychological interviews, an online survey in four pilot companies and security-related competence profiles derived from the German IT-Grundschutz. This article presents some preliminary results published. Keywords—Information security, awareness, human factor, German SMEs, in-depth interviews, survey, competence profiles, security topics, training methods.

Competencies for Agricultural Advisors in Innovation Support

The expectation that agricultural advisors will facilitate Interactive Innovation is accompanied by novel expectations for their competency profile. In addition to their traditional technical basis, advisors are now expected to organise multi-actor processes, facilitate learning, mediate conflict, etc. Innovation support services are inherently diverse. To date, no precise list of competencies required by agricultural advisors to support Interactive Innovation has been defined. To form the basis for a competency profile, we examine the competencies currently being expected from an agricultural advisor. This suggested profile, developed in the context of the H2020 i2connect project, is based on a literature review, semi-structured interviews with co-creation experts, and an online validation workshop. We explore five themes: (a) basic disposition and attitude, (b) content competence, (c) methodological competence, (d) organisational competence, and (e) reflection, learning, and personal development. In practice, the profile can be used as either a tool for setting up co-creation processes or as the foundation for the development of new training materials. We conclude with a recommendation to create teams of advisors rather than relying on individuals, as a team is more likely to comprise the diversity of required competencies.

Senad Bećirović and Edda Polz. Fostering giftedness. Challenges and opportunities. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2021. Pp. i-xi, 1-234. ISBN: 978-1-53619-098-4

Senad Bećirović and Edda Polz. Fostering giftedness. Challenges and opportunities. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2021. Pp. i-xi, 1-234. ISBN: 978-1-53619-098-4

Identifying actual and perceived motor competence based profiles among children

ABSTRACT This study aimed to develop motor competence (MC) profiles in children based on their actual and perceived MC, and to investigate differences in physical activity (PA) behaviour and motivation towards PA between profiles. Two hundred and sixteen British children (7–10 years) took part in this study. Perceived motor competence (PMC) was assessed using the pictorial scale of movement competence. MC was assessed using process-oriented and product-oriented measures. A validated questionnaire assessed motivation towards PA and an objective measure of PA was employed. K-means cluster analysis was used to create profiles. Differences in PA and motivation towards PA were examined using ANCOVAs. Four groups of divergent and convergent levels were identified based on the contribution of either product or process MC with PMC. Motivation towards PA differed by profiles that included actual-process and PMC. Children with high actual process and high PMC had significantly higher levels of autonomous motivation than children with high actual process but low PMC. No significant differences were found between PA levels and profiles. Developing the quality and execution of actual motor competence (AMC) and PMC is key to stimulate motivation towards PA. Furthermore, maintaining AMC and PMC simultaneously may be imperative to children’s future PA behaviour.

FORMATION OF A PORTFOLIO OF KEY COMPETENCIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

The article shows the methodological aspects of the formation of a portfolio of key competencies in the implementation of the management process. Applied calculations are carried out on the example of procurement management. The system of key competencies of the procurement management process, from our point of view, is a complex of elements interconnected and interacting to achieve sustainable competitive advantage and synergy effect, as well as highlighting the criteria for the development of key competencies of the process under study. The aim of the study is to form a portfolio of key competencies in procurement management. It was revealed that it is the key competencies, in contrast to the potential ones, that will contribute to the effective implementation of the process or the development of the organization. In this regard, it seems appropriate to highlight the factors that influence the formation of key competencies. The features of the selection of the system of key competencies from the set of potential competencies on the basis of economic and mathematical modeling are shown. The authors have developed a matrix "status risk", which is a visualization of the correlation between the status of competence and the level of its problematicity. As a result of the study, a profile of competencies was formed, which allows us to identify, in the future, two main directions of their development: 1) increasing the status of competence by increasing the level of importance; 2) reducing the level of risk due to more effective management. The proposed methodology is universal and allows the formation of key competencies of a company or process.

Competency Gaps of Employees in the Construction Sector in Terms of the Requirements of a Low-Carbon Economy. Polish and Czech Case

Environmental policy obliges modern society to transition to a low-carbon economy. After entering to life, the Paris Agreement obligated the signatories to prepare the first nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The NDCs aim first to reduce greenhouse gas emission targets under the UNFCCC and they apply equally to both developed and developing countries. Countries voluntarily indicate what actions will be taken to achieve the declared goals. The construction sector is an industry that is under scrutiny due to its negative impact on the environment, but it also has the potential to reduce it. Activities that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions can be carried out at various levels in the construction industry. One of them is the appropriate preparation of the staff, including equipping them with the so-called green skills. This research aimed to determine the competency gaps of people employed in the construction industry, including competencies in the field of low-emission economy. For the purposes of the study, a questionnaire survey was carried out in Poland and the Czech Republic and based on the results obtained the appropriate competencies were determined that should be possessed by people employed in the construction sector, including competencies related to a low-emission economy. Competency profiles for people employed in the construction sector were built and competency gaps of these people were determined. In both countries, no competencies have been identified in any of checked areas that meet or exceed the requirements of managers according to specific competency profiles.

Development of a national pain management competency profile to guide entry-level physiotherapy education in Canada

ABSTRACT Background National strategies from North America call for substantive improvements in entry-level pain management education to help reduce the burden of chronic pain. Past work has generated a valuable set of interprofessional pain management competencies to guide the education of future health professionals. However, there has been very limited work that has explored the development of such competencies for individual professions in different regions. Developing profession-specific competencies tailored to the local context is a necessary first step to integrate them within local regulatory systems. Our group is working toward this goal within the context of entry-level physiotherapy (PT) programs across Canada. Aims This study aimed to create a consensus-based competency profile for pain management, specific to the Canadian PT context. Methods A modified Delphi design was used to achieve consensus across Canadian university-based and clinical pain educators. Results Representatives from 14 entry-level PT programs (93% of Canadian programs) and six clinical educators were recruited. After two rounds, a total of 15 competencies reached the predetermined endorsement threshold (75%). Most participants (85%) reported being “very satisfied” with the process. Conclusions This process achieved consensus on a novel pain management competency profile specific to the Canadian PT context. The resulting profile delineates the necessary abilities required by physiotherapists to manage pain upon entry to practice. Participants were very satisfied with the process. This study also contributes to the emerging literature on integrated research in pain management by profiling research methodology that can be used to inform related work in other health professions and regions.

Digital Competences of Students of Library Studies: Comparison of Research Results for 2018–2020

This study focuses on the analysis of changes in the digital competence profile of students of Information and Library Studies at Masaryk University in Czechia. As a research tool, we used the DigComp self-assessment questionnaire that students were asked to fill in after completing the course. Our research shows that students are insufficiently prepared for work as highly qualified information specialists. At the same time, we found that their competence profile remained very stable between 2018 and 2020. This finding indicates that students do not readily respond to new societal changes at the level of individual competences. The research results are based on data collected from 152 students during three runs of a compulsory course at the university. Information Science and Library Science students have long perceived their competences to be strongest in the domains of information and data literacy and communication and collaboration. Programming is the weakest competency among the competences, followed by solving technical problems and engaging in active citizenship through digital technologies. These findings can be used to innovate the curriculum to meet the demands of digitally competent information workers.

ENHANCING HEALTHCARE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES OF THE HEALTHCARE LEADERS

Abstract. The study aims at diagnosing the managerial competencies of the medical managers as well as practical tools for their development in order to enhance healthcare in crisis and under unstable conditions. The authors suggest a methodical approach to form a profile of the managerial competencies of the heads of medical facilities, which is based on the use of the method of expert evaluations and provides for the three stages: preparatory (within which the scientific and methodological basis for analysis is formed), evaluatory (which involves diagnosis of the managerial competencies of the medical managers in the context of three groups: instrumental, interpersonal and systemic), and recommendatory (which provides practical tools for the development of the medical institution head’s competencies in order to enhance healthcare in crisis and under unstable conditions). To form the basis of the study a questionnaire was created, which lists managerial competencies in terms of three groups: instrumental, interpersonal and systemic. The survey was conducted among the heads of medical institutions, their departments and the chief nurses of the healthcare institutions in Precarpathia. The article substantiates that nowadays it is not enough for a medical institution manager to have only a high level of knowledge on medicines, but also be aware of the elements of financial management, strategic planning and marketing, risk and conflict management, high-rate readiness for change and teamwork. The study of managerial competencies of the supervising physicians allowed to create profiles of the managerial competencies of the actual and future medical managers, to offer practical tools for their managerial competencies development, taking account of the need to work in crisis and under unpredictable conditions.
 Keywords: medical care, heads of medical institutions, managerial competencies, instability.
 JEL Classification M12, M14, I10
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Air Force NCOs Competency Profile in the Future Operational Environment

Air Force NCOs Competency Profile in the Future Operational Environment

Emotional intelligence and drawing inferences from nonverbal cues in sports

ABSTRACT We aimed to investigate whether emotional competencies (EC) correlate with the ability to judge or predict the score in sports competitions based on thin slices of nonverbal emotional expressions. We created a German version of the Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC; Brasseur, S., Grégoire, J., Bourdu, R., & Mikolajczak, M. (2013). The Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC): Development and validation of a measure that fits dimensions of Emotional Competence theory. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e62635) and assessed its psychometric properties. In Study 1, 379 participants completed the PEC and rated whether videotaped athletes were leading or trailing. We hypothesised that the ability to distinguish between leading and trailing athletes was predicted by participants’ interpersonal, but not intrapersonal EC. In Study 2, 310 participants completed the PEC, a test assessing individual differences in emotion recognition competence (ERI; Scherer, K. R., & Scherer, U. (2011). Assessing the ability to recognize facial and vocal expressions of emotion: Construction and validation of the emotion recognition index. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 35(4), 305–326), and predicted the performance of darts players based on their nonverbal behaviour. In Study 1, we found small correlations between intrapersonal EC and accuracy of score estimates, but no correlations between interpersonal EC and accuracy of score estimates. Contrary to study 1, in study 2, intraindividual EC correlated neither with accuracy of performance predictions nor with ERI scores, whereas interpersonal EC correlated with ERI scores. Our results suggest that further evidence for the validity of EC measures in the context of sports is needed.

7.M. Round table: The role of European schools of public health in the 2020 COVID-19 response

Abstract With its repeated waves of infection and a high death toll in countries all over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic places the public health (PH) discipline at the centre of public attention. The pandemic threatens the health of individual citizens, higher-risk population groups and society as a whole. It threatens national and global economies. Thus, it is a crucial ethical requirement to activate all available resources of PH knowledge and skills, nationally as well as internationally, in response to the pandemic. Universities, Schools and Departments of Public Health (SPHs) hold important resources in terms of theoretical and practical competences. In order that PH professionals will have the competency profile necessary to deliver the Essential Public Health Operations (EPHOs) to combat health threats, including pandemics, the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) has developed competency systems and lists for the PH workforce as well as for the academic knowledge and skills foundation of PH in its broadest sense. Consequently, the membership of ASPHER represents a substantial resource of PH knowledge and skills, enabling the SPHs to play a critical role also in the COVID-19 pandemic. To develop the knowledge and skills competency resource further, ASPHER however set up a COVID-19 Task Force to describe and analyse the many-sided dynamic challenges, which the pandemic presents to society and thus to the role of PH institutions and professionals. Under normal circumstances, the central roles of the SPHs are teaching and research and, to a more limited extent, health communication to the public and giving advice to society's decision-makers. The question is, however, whether and to what extent these crucial resources actually are activated across the walls of the schools during the present pandemic. To throw light on this, the Task Force performed a survey on the actual, concrete role of ASPHER's members in the pandemic during 2020. Half of the members (59 SPHs) completed the survey questionnaire. Among respondents, eight out ten had been involved in consultancy and giving advice to national, regional and/or local decision-makers. A similar proportion was involved both in COVID-19 related teaching and health communication to the public and in COVID-19 related research. Thus, the study demonstrated an outstanding potential to deliver crucial knowledge and skills to support the governance and the PH systems necessary to combat COVID-19 now and in the future. Accordingly, the main objective of the present panel discussion is to illustrate, how SPHs in four countries - France, Israel, Lithuania, Portugal - responded concretely to the COVID-19 pandemic through 2020, scrutinising the schools' interaction with national, regional and local decision-makers during the pandemic's development within the countries and across borders. Speakers/Panelists Laurent Chambaud École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique, Rennes, France Nadav Davidovitch Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians, Beer Sheva, Israel Ramune Kalediene Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Henrique Barros Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal Key messages SPHs have got concrete potential to deliver crucial knowledge and skills to support both national governance and the public health systems necessary to combat COVID-19. The SPHs followed basic ethical rules and engaged in concrete anti-COVID-19 activities.

Competences in the management of health regions: Germany, Poland and Spain

Abstract Background Germany has a comprehensive and diverse network of health regions, Spain has partial health regions and in Poland this model is not yet present. The purpose of this study is to summarize and compare the experiences of Spain and Germany in terms of health network managers activity, along with a potential and conditioning for the existence of similar structures in Poland, to determine what competences they need in each country and what are the similarities and differences between them. Methods In the three countries, 18 in total qualitative interviews were conducted with experts and stakeholders from the health sector, public administration, the health economy and health regions. The interviews focused on the current state of the health systems as well as the required competences of a regional health network manager. They were analysed for content. The following categories were created: Health, management, social skills and other competences. Results and discussion There is an overlap in the required competences in the three countries. A knowledge in the field of public health, the organisation and assessment of health services as well as communication and management skills are of importance. In addition, there are competences in fund raising and legal matters. Country-specific competencies and areas must be taken into account, e.g. in Germany addressing people with a migration background is a more central issue than in Poland, while in the latter country high pressure has been put on the soft skills. Conclusions European competence profile for managers of regional health networks is possible, which harmonizes with and complements the competence profile of public health specialists. Nonetheless, national profiles require to highlight different critical competences adapted to local conditions. Main message The competences of a regional health network manager are predominantly cross-national.