A disorder simply means something is not working right. Parkinson's disease is indeed a disorder of a part of the nervous system, because that part doesn't work right. My car has a vibration because there is a disorder of my wheel alignment. You get the drift ...
Assessment & Selection Competencies. A competency is a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions successfully. Competencies specify the how of performing job tasks, or what the person needs to do the job successfully. Competencies are used for: 1  assessing and selecting candidates for a job; 2  assessing and managing employee performance; 3  workforce planning; and.  employee training and development.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Competence is the ability of an individual to do a job properly. A competency is a set of defined behaviors that provide a structured guide enabling the identification, evaluation and development of the behaviors in individual employees. The term competence first appeared in an article authored by R.W. White in 1959 as a concept for performance motivation.