Beyond initial certification: The assessment and maintenance of competency in professions

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-104

  Lysaght, Rosemary M ^a   Altschuld, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Competency development; Competency evaluation; Continuing competency; Licensure; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010996182     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(99)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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