The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), Inc. has published revised Competencies in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing. Last updated in 2007, the newly revised ...

Although competency-based education (CBE) has made considerable inroads in higher education, strategies are needed to improve state, accreditor, and federal oversight of CBE programming. In particular ...

Sarah Misyak, PhD, MPH, Virginia Tech, discusses a recent study that outlines a set of core competencies designed to support professionals implementing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change ...

Competency models are used to define which characteristics and performance requirements are needed to meet a certain expectation. A competency is essentially being adept and capable at a certain skill ...

At-a-Glance: To move into HSE management, stack a recognized general OHS certificate, task-specific permits (confined space, H2S, working at height), emergency response, and ISO management-systems ...