Understanding

The general idea behind Competendo is a holistic learning of knowledge, practical skills, attitudes and values. Competence-centered facilitation acknowledges that these all play together. Competences help people to integrate what they’ve learned into their lives in complex situations, as active citizens, or use these competences in a context of societal transformation like in the digitalisation.

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Why Civic Competences are Especially Important

Education for Democratic Citzenship, understood as competency-based learning, aims to foster initiative, an active role of an individual in public life. This includes a systematic understanding of how one's individual engagement is connected to the society and the political system, or helping citizens/learners to develop a democratic attitude toward other people and groups. All of these abilities are requirements for any successful co-creation and public engagement.

Competence-centered learning is the approach.
Cooperative experiential learning is the methodology.
(Self-)empowerment and participation are the output.
Social change is the impact.

Check Terminology: Glossaries

These glossaries will explain and translate terms:

Terminology of European education and training policy: 130 key terms
Published by: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
PDF & Online
Lifelong Learning Glossary
Review of Lifelong learning Terminologyof the Lifelong Learning Platform
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TVETipedia Glossary
UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre for technical and vocational education and training: Online
Youthwork translator
of youth work related items: EN, FR, CN, GR, DE
Published by IJAB: Online
Internet Governance Glossary
Online
The Globalcit Glossary
on citizenship and electoral rights by GLOBALCIT/European University Institut: PDF & Online
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Glossary of Terms
by University of Washington - School of Public Health 2021 Download