Annotated sample ‘Competency Dictionary’ entry. Annotated sample ‘Competency Dictionary’ entry. The ‘Supervising or mentoring’ competency from the Study and Site(s) Management area of competency is used as an example to illustrate how competencies have been defined. Each of the 50 competencies listed above have its specific entry in the companion dictionary, which can be downloaded at https://globalhealthtrials.tghn.org/site_media/media/medialibrary/2016/11/TDR_Framework_Competency_Dictionary.pdf. Amélie Julé et al. BMJ Glob Health 2017;2:e000229 Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/