My competencies - introduction

Competency is an area where users can document and assess their competencies. Subsequently, competency catalogs can be integrated into a portfolio. You can find this area under Learning Outcomes > Competencies.

Competencies are skills, knowledge, and experience that everyone needs to be able to perform certain tasks successfully. Examining your competencies should help you strengthen, expand, and reflect on them.

Add or remove a new competence.

You want to add a new competence. You can then evaluate the expression of the selected competencies and add materials.

Prerequisite: The individual competencies must already be stored in the administration so that you can assign them to your profile.

  1. Open Learning Outcomes > Competencies.
  2. Click the Add Competency button.
  3. Click through the competency categories and select the appropriate competency.
  4. ILIAS opens a new page and displays your added competency.

You want to delete a specific competency.

  1. Click the Actions menu of the competency you want to remove and select Remove Competency.
  2. ILIAS opens a new page.
  3. Confirm the Delete button to delete the competency permanently.
  4. ILIAS returns to the previous view.

Add evidence to competencies.

There can be various proofs for your competencies. In the learning platform, competencies are measured by tests or assessed in surveys or courses by third parties or yourself.
For some competencies, you may also have other evidence: external certificates or work samples. You can add such evidence to the competency expressions as evidence.

You want to add evidence to a competency entry.

Prerequisite: You must have added a competency first. The corresponding materials must already be in your workspace.

  1. Open Learning Outcomes > Competencies.
  2. ILIAS displays the Competencies section.
  3. Click the Actions menu of the respective competency and click Assign Materials.
  4. ILIAS opens a new page listing the competency expressions.
  5. Select the link Assign Materials under Actions of the corresponding competency proficiency.
  6. ILIAS opens a new page with an overview of your workspace.
  7. Activate the checkbox in front of the corresponding material you want to add.
  8. Press the Select button.
  9. ILIAS saves the changes.
  10. Click on the link back to return to the competencies.
  11. You will now see the assigned materials in the competency overview.

Note: When the competencies are added to a portfolio, users can view the assigned materials if you grant them access to the portfolio.

Remove materials from a competency.

You want to remove materials from a selected competency.

Prerequisite: You must have added a competency first.

  1. Open Learning Outcomes > Competencies.
  2. Click the Actions menu of the respective competency and click Assign Materials.
  3. ILIAS opens a new page listing the competency proficiencies and the corresponding assigned materials.
  4. Under Materials, select the file you want to delete.
  5. Click on the Remove button.
  6. ILIAS saves the changes.
  7. Click the Back link to return to the competencies.

Submitting a self-assessment of your competence level

You want to assess your competency level.

  1. Open Learning Outcomes > Competencies.
  2. Click the Actions menu of the competency and select Self-Assessment.
  3. In the Competency proficiency section, select the proficiency of the competency to determine the extent to which you think you have mastered the competency.
  4. Click on the Save button.
  5. ILIAS saves the changes and returns to the previous view.
  6. You will now see a blue highlighted field below the competency you believe you have mastered.