Prove It

It’s difficult for knowledge workers to ‘prove’ expertise in a concise and simple manner.  We might agree it’s more obvious for a chef, or a cabinet maker, or a tennis player.

A consistent approach to this might help demonstrate ability and competence. 

Competency has aspects of knowledge, skills, and experience.  If we agree those are a basis for competency then:

• Knowledge is assessed by review of training/education; outputs/documents; and an end result.

• Skills are assessed by repetitive demonstration; interactions with others; and feedback.

• Experience could be assessed through exposure to situations; stories told about those situations; and reviews from others.