Printed from: http://redie.uabc.mx/ URL: http://redie.uabc.mx/vol7no2/print-contents-tejada.html Vol. 7, No. 2, 2005   Competencies-Based Work in the Practicum: How to Organize and Evaluate It José Tejada Fernández jose.tejada@uab.es Grupo CIFO (Colectivo de Investigación en Formación Ocupacional) Departamento de Pedagogía Aplicada Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona 08193 Bellaterra-Cerdanyola Barcelona, España     Abstract The article focuses on competencies-centered work in the practicum. The consideration of deficiencies in initial training hinders the possibility of assuming the practicum as a privileged environment for professional initiation and socialization. Professional competence is taken as that stage’s formative reference. Once professional competence and training based on competence have been conceptualized, there is a discussion of some of the implications such assumptions have in the design, development, negotiation and evaluation of the practicum. Key words: Practicum, professional competence, competencies-based training, practicum’s negotiation, evaluation.   This article has been viewed 1879 times since November 1, 2005 Thank you for visiting.