Key Competencies for a Successful Life and a Well-Functioning Society

Background information Apart from basic skills «what competencies do we need to lead a successful and responsible life and to face the challenges of the present and future»? The OECD project DeSeCo - Definition and Selection of Competencies: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations (1998-2006????) - was designed to complement international comparative assessments by stepping back from an immediate concern of how to measure or develop competencies in order to focus on questions such as what is a competence and which competencies are important and important for what. Its main mission was to define a comprehensive, theory-grounded set of key competencies and to provide a basis for an overall long-term strategy for…