Competence has been defined as “the ability to meet or surpass prevailing standards of adequacy for a particular activity” (Butler, 1978 p.7). The authors describe in this article a framework for competency-based training, focused on the importance of training the public personnelist responsible for implementing staff development programs. Kolb's (1984) experiential learning model is suggested as a vehicle for instilling competencies which overcomes difficulties with many traditional, single modality approaches to training. The implications for public sector training programs are discussed.
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