La competenza: valore e risorsa della persona

Abstract

The present contribution aims at understanding whether and to what extent competencies can be a resource of and for an individual. The assumption is that they are a value, in themselves and in relation to different cultures. Competence is a complex concept that refers to something deep within subjectivity, involving a multiplicity of contexts. The idea behind it all is that competencies become a resource, once recognized and declined; they “transform” and graft learning and growth processes and accompany the formation of human beings amid reflection, relationship and experience. Competence is configured as a process which, in a plastic way, links people to the world through action. Having competencies or being competent? The two dimensions are not contradictory, but they require to be combined with a virtuous lifelong educational process. The aim of the educational-training system is to design and implement curricular paths which promote critical competencies in those being educated, develop the ability to deal with problems, solicit operational dimensions, give meaning to personal identity and cultural belonging, solicit personal autonomy and creativity, freedom of choice, as well as the assumption of responsibility.