1. Mexican Labor Competency Model Basic Concepts for Curricular Design Mexican Labor Competency Model Basic Concepts for Curricular Design August, 2004

2. Is a learned cpacity It allows to generate RESULTS (Products and Critical performances) It integrates KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND DEXTRITIES Competency

3. A competency distinctive characteristic is that it has a DIRECT UTILITY For personal well being For social life For work RESULTS

4. BASIC CIVIC LABORAL The three of them implies undercover learning, but they manifest by their RESULTS (Valuable Performances and Products) TYPES OF COMPETENCIES

5. EXAMPLES: Reading, Writing, Numeracy, Basic Notions of Natural Sciences, Telematics RESULTS THEY GENERATE: PRODUCTS AND PERFORMANCES DIRECTLY USSEFUL IN DAYLY LIFE: To take a bus, Shopping, Using a telepbhone, an automatic cashier or a fax. PRODUCTS AND PERFORMANCES DIRECTLY USSEFUL IN WORK: Taking a training program, Packing, Taking Security and Higienic Meassures. Basic Competencies

6. EXAMPLES: Adaptability, Respect to Civic Rules, Voting, Respect to Ecology. THEY GENERATE: RESULTS DIRECTLY USSEFUL FOR PERSONAL AND FAMILIAR LIFE: Selecting wholsome food, Taking care for children health, Convivence with family RESULTS DIRECTLY USSEFUL FOR SOCIAL LIFE: Respect for neighbors rights, Tolerance for individual differences, Defend own citizenship rights. Civic Competencies

7. Examples: Obtention of Biological Material Samples for Clinical Analysis, Motor repairing. RESULTS THEY GENERATE: PRODUCTS AND PERFORMANCES THAT HAVE A PRICE IN LABOR MARKET. Labor Competencies

8. It define a Labor Competency RESULTS in terms of Products and Performances, that meet Quality characteristics expected by clients or employers It functions as a referent to asses competency, REGARDLESS THE WAY IT WAS AQCUIRED. Technical Labor Competency Standard

9. A document with official It is standard of a work labor performed with an maximum quality level It is the referent used in competency assesment It defines qualitative characteristics It is developed by experts in the labor function with the methodological support of CONOCER Technical Labor Competency Standard (NTCL)

10. Standard Competency Level It is assigned considering: The intrinsic difficulty of labor that standard refers to The autonomy degree of persons who perform that function and their responsibility for other people work. The variety of activities implied in the labor function

11. An example of different certification of competencies Entry Level (Basic Competencies ) Elementary School Ocupactonal Certificates (Level “A”) Occupational Competencies (SEP) SEP-STPS Entry Level Secundary Level SEP-Private Sector First Level Second Level Third Level 4th Level 5th Level 1 (Elemental) 2 (Intermediate) 3 (Advanced) 44 5 5 Medium-Superior Level (DGTI, CONALEP, CB, etc.) Superior Education and High Level Qualifications (Universities Tech Institutes) Academic Certification Qualification Level Academic Area Experience Labor Context NTCL Certificates (CONOCER)

12. Standards Matrix by Level and Areas

13. Council for Standardization and Certification of Labor Competency Internet: http://www.conocer.org.mx e-mail: info@conocer.org.mx Address : Constituyentes 810 Lomas Altas Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City CP 11950 Telephone: (52 55) 5261-58-00 01 800 708 2000 Address : Constituyentes 810 Lomas Altas Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City CP 11950 Telephone: (52 55) 5261-58-00 01 800 708 2000 Certified in ISO 9001-2000 by: