Professional Competence Program: TU&CO

Competences and competence development form the foundation of this mentoring program, which aims to support those who wish to analyze their behavior more effectively with a view to identifying their competences and potential areas for reflection and action.

Professors Pablo Cardona and Nuria Chinchilla define a competence as an “observable, habitual behavior that allows a person to be successful in their activity or role. It is the result of a person’s innate characteristics, knowledge, motivations and abilities.”

Thus, the 12 most sought-after competences are:

1. Self-knowledge

2. Capacity for effort

3. Communication

4. Emotional balance

5. Conflict management

6. Time management

7. Social skills

8. Initiative

9. Integrity

10. Optimism

11. Decision-making

12. Teamwork

This program starts with an initial assessment of competences through a questionnaire, which provides sufficient information for a subsequent analysis together with the Workbook. Once the competences that require urgent attention have been identified, the program moves on to the Improvement Plans section, which explores each competence in detail to make the work of both the mentor and the student easier.

The first step is to find out how we see ourselves and how others see us through a simple questionnaire to create your competence profile and enable you to get to know yourself better in all aspects. Once you have completed this assessment, your mentor will discuss the results with you before you move on to the next phase of the program.

To carry out the assessment, simply request the questionnaires. If you are a student, click on the button below to send an email to request the questionnaires. You’ll receive a test for yourself and three links for three people who know you well (for example, a family member, a classmate and a lifelong friend).

These questionnaires consist of 48 questions relating to critical behaviors that determine the degree to which you possess the different competences.

Your answers will generate your competence analysis or profile. To interpret it, go to the analysis section.

REQUEST ASSESSMENT

Once your competence profile has been generated, it’s time for the next step: start analyzing the results. What are our strengths and weaknesses? What can help support us? What areas of improvement should we focus on?

This step is key and is where the Workbook comes in. We recommend that you read this before speaking to your mentor, since it will help guide your next move.  

WORKBOOK

This section outlines the competences one by one to give you more in-depth knowledge about them.