What KSA Is
What KSA Is (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Sought Competences lesson that introduces its participants to employee competences and related topics.
This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Employment session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.
Contents
Content
The predecessor lectio is Task Attributes.
Key terms
- Work-related competence. Competence needed to perform productively in a particular occupation and, often, in a particular industry.
- Occupation-required competence. Competence required for a particular occupation.
- Industry-related competence. Competence related to work in a particular industry.
- Administrative competence. Competence needed to undertake enterprise efforts conceptually, regardless of specific industry or occupation.
- KSA (or knowledge, skills, and abilities). Description of work-related competence in a series of narrative statements. KSAs are particularly required when applying to United States Federal Government job openings. KSAs are used to determine, along with résumés, who the best applicants are when several candidates qualify for a job.
- Work-related knowledge. A body of knowledge applied directly to a particular occupation and/or industry.
- Work-related skill. A set of skills applied directly to a particular occupation and/or industry.
- Work-related ability. A set of capacities applied directly to a particular occupation and/or industry.
Script
- To get job tasks done, employees need to possess sets of work-related competence. This sets vary depending on occupations, industries, and specific requirements of employers.
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- Occupation-required competence. Competence required for a particular occupation.
- Industry-related competence. Competence related to work in a particular industry.
- Administrative competence. Competence needed to undertake enterprise efforts conceptually, regardless of specific industry or occupation.
Operational Competence is the successor lectio.
