This document discusses competencies and how they relate to the transition from school to work. It defines competence as the ability to perform work activities to the required standards using an appropriate mix of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. All three aspects must be present for someone to be effective in the workplace. The document also discusses how implicit knowledge can be discovered through socialization and internalization, as described in the knowledge spiral theory of learning in organizations. Guiding trainees and discovering their implicit competencies involves providing experiences for knowledge exchange and opportunities for learning by doing.

1. Some exchange of views in “Learn2work”. A tool for transition from school to work www.vanschoolnaarwerk.org Harrie van den Brand Luuk den Hartog Marianne Middendorf

2. situations effects performance invisible visible Working with competences in schools for teachers and pupils. Competences come to the surface in performances and the effectiveness of performances. competence acting Implicit knowledge Explicit knowledge Iceberg metaphor