Commentary: The baby is thrown out with the bathwater

摘要

Controversy over the competency based approach to professional education centres on a lack of consensus over what the term means. Leung casts doubt on the value of the competency based approach. He takes a narrow view, dismissing work which develops the concept to reflect the complexity of professional practice. Leung ignores evidence and consensus that knowledge driven traditional models of professional training fail to meet the demands of daily practice.