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Program-specific competencies Program-specific competencies are the knowledge, skills and attributes that are valuable in your specific program area—from microbiology to mechanical engineering to music and everything in between! These competencies can help you describe your skills and experience—and demonstrate your value to employers on your résumé and in interviews.

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Program Teachereducation

Program-specific competencies Program-specific competencies are the knowledge, skills and attributes that are valuable in your specific program area—from microbiology to mechanical engineering to music and everything in between! These competencies can help you describe your skills and experience—and demonstrate your value to employers on your résumé and in interviews.

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What competencies do education students gain?

Education
Program-specific competencies
Competencies are the skills, knowledge and attributes gained through every work, educational, volunteer
and life experience. UVic students in the Education program develop the following program-specific
competencies.

Professional commitment
Demonstrates reflection on and evaluation of teaching interactions to improve professional knowledge and practice

• Demonstrates the capacity to share ideas with colleagues, within professional organizations and the
wider community
• Demonstrates an understanding and acknowledgement in practice of legislated and ethical
framework

Professional knowledge
Demonstrates a broad knowledge base as well as in-depth understanding about teaching subject areas

• Demonstrates knowledge about educational system (local and national) and appropriate curriculum
documents
• Demonstrates knowledge of child development and contextual influences, i.e., cultural, physical,
social, psychological
• Demonstrates knowledge of many approaches to teaching and learning including Aboriginal
pedagogy and perspectives
• Demonstrate knowledge about a range of teaching strategies, resources, and technologies to
engage students in effective learning

Professional practice
Demonstrates ability to assess and plan for effective learning for a wide range of student needs, interests, and
capabilities

• Demonstrates systematic analysis of teaching experiences drawing on contextual variables and


personal reflection
• Demonstrates the ability to create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments for all
students
• Demonstrates strategies and aptitude to establish and maintain partnerships among school, home,
and community

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