| | 8 DECEMBER 2024HIGHERReviewIn today's competitive business landscape, the road to success and the path to the C-Suite is paved with more than just ambition & experience. Yes, higher education today plays a significant role in shaping successful leaders. Higher education not onlCompetency-based education focuses on allowing learners to acquire certain competencies, and learning no longer has fixed timelines. The pace of learning is flexible and self-directed as students only move up in order, after indicating an appropriate level of understanding in a certain competency. CBE approaches theoretical frameworks and practical applications, hence highly applicable in engineering education, and also encourages problem-solving, analysis, and dealing with real problems, which prepares students for the professional world. With such assessments, skill mastery is achieved through project-based and industry settings.In engineering, a competency-based curriculum expands students' workplace opportunities and innovativeness which assists them in the job market and possesses the ability to resolve complex issues. CBE emphasizes a student-centered approach to learning, enabling students to focus on areas where they need improvement while moving forward in areas of strength. It enhances learning practices critical for keeping up with changing technologies. By integrating interdisciplinary knowledge, a competency-based curriculum nurtures creativity and innovation among engineering students. It further enables collaboration with industry partners, hence relevance and applicability in the real world.Joseph Emmanuel, director (Academics), CBSE said "The competency-based questions will be source-based and case-based, assertion and reasoning questions. By attempting more competency-based questions, the higher-order thinking skills, conceptual understanding, attainment of learning outcomes, and the ability to apply concepts in real-life scenarios, students will be qualitatively measured".The Role of CBC in EngineeringCompetency-based education in engineering concentrates on learning outcomes that emphasize theoretical knowledge and workplace competence in applying those theoretical concepts. By applying theoretical knowledge to practical tasks, engineering students are more prepared for the job than other students who completed traditional time-based programs. Engineering is instinctively practical and employers seek graduates who can solve complex, high-level real-world problems. Competency-based education fills this gap, by competencies clearly stated to match directly with industry demands, hence assuring the preparation of students for the work environment. CBE allows students to develop engineering principles by applying knowledge in project-based assessment and real-life situations which improve a student's critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. CBE programs incorporate soft skills like teamwork, communication, and leadership into the curriculum which makes graduates technically competent and promotes interpersonal skills enough to thrive in collaborative environments.Furthermore, CBE encourages ongoing development in the mastery of new competencies which leads graduates to be productive in their careers. Experiential learning through internships, co-op programs, and industry collaborations guarantees that students leave with relevant work experience highly valued by potential employers and it focuses on the effective integration of digital tools and emerging technologies into the learning process. Students engage in innovations IMPLEMENTING A COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONFOCAL POINT
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