STEM2020 - Relating competence hierarchies to Bloom's taxonomies

Bloom’s taxonomies have long dominated the framing of academic education. Learning outcomes are expressed using “Bloom” verbs, and related to “Bloom” levels.  And yet the thrust of both the Wakeham and Shadbolt reviews was that employers find some graduates wanting: they are not work ready. In short, they are not "competent".  This session will explore the relationship between competence hierarchies – widely used in medical fields - and Bloom’s ubiquitous taxonomy.  It will consider the extended competence hierarchy underpinning the Institute of Coding’s emerging accreditation standard, and how skills-based competence could prepare graduates to take control of their future learning and development.