the act of conferring or bestowing; conferment: the conferral of an honorary doctorate on the president. Origin of conferral. 1875-1880.
exists and is an alternate of . Skill is something that comes naturally, technique is something that you have figured out and has enabled you a way to do something using a certain sequence of actions.
I think the main difference is that competency means you can do something but skill means you're really good at it. For example, say, knot-tying. You may have competency (be competent at tying some knots), but not skilled at it (tying many knots expertly).