competencies

__Competencies __
==The book defines competencies as "... the quality of being competent; as having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, or being qualified to perform a task." (Reiser, 2007, p.272) In plain terms, competencies set accountability standards as well as requirements for judging performance. Competencies are established so that there are no nebulous job performance expectations that cause frustration on the parts of employer and employee. They also qualify and quantify the boundaries in which you should be working. The formation of theAssociation for Educational Communications Technology (AECT) helped define the field of IDT. Later the Division of Development of AECT began creating or defining competencies. This all eventually evolved into the formation and collaboration of multiple groups who have now defined compentencies by which to determine evaluation and certification. In 1986 these multiple groups became the International Board of Standards for Training Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI). ==