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BUILDING EUROPE'S CAMPUS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH

EUGLOH COMPETENCES FRAMEWORK

This is an operational summary of the EUGLOH transversal competencies framework extracted from the official deliverable D4.1. EUGLOH transversal competencies framework: the EUGLOH TSC framework.

Definition of the terminology and concepts

The first step for defining the ETF is defining the concept and the terminology for all its elements. Considering what the official deliverable of the framework debates, the following are main points for this definition:

  • The ETF framework will address both competencies and skills in the line of the terminology adopted by the ESCO Classification (the official labor classification of the EU), thus avoiding refinements that may hinder the link to ESCO which is essential for the approach adopted for this ETF.

  • The ETF framework does not explicitly consider knowledge items as part of its structure. So, the ETF will then refer to TSC, transversal skill and competences, where the component of transversality is essential, also adopting the same approach as in ESCO: “The headline “Transversal skills and competences” signals the comprehensive nature of the taxonomy; reflecting that alternative headlines like “soft”, “non-cognitive”,  “socioemotional”, “key and “core” skills and/or competences frequently address a more limited set of skills and competences”.

  • The adoption of the concept of TSC from ESCO does not mean that the chosen set for the ETF will be the same as in ESCO. The contextualization to university and higher education as well as the specific interests of the EUGLOH Consortium has recommended the adaptation of the final selection of skills for the TSC set. 

  • In general, the behavioral skills are consistent with the agreed definition extracted from the Skills Match project:

    • Skills, behaviours, attitudes and personal qualities which enable a reflective ability of the individuals to effectively:

      • react to and interact with their environment (social side)

      • react to and interact with themselves (self-image, feelings and vision of the world)

      • act and react to conditions and problems of their work when pursuing results (context and performance side), and

      • to effectively apply thinking methods and abilities to work (methodological side).

User guide for the ETF

Please follow this document as the user guide for the EUGLOH TSC framework.