An Experienced vs Experienced

Along with having the right skills and knowledge, being experienced is an important ingredient to competency.

Being experienced is different to having an experience. We can have an experience skydiving, but that doesn’t mean we are experienced at it. Getting experience takes time. 

What is important is recognition of everyday experiences, and how they fit with other knowledge and skills, and therefore can be adopted and adapted. Experience isn’t necessarily doing the same thing over and over – although that is an important way to improve skills. Rather, practise acknowledging everyday experiences, which relate to the bigger picture of overall competency.