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COMPETENCY– the capability to apply or use a set of related
knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform
“critical work functions” or tasks, in a defined work setting.

Knowledge comes from education, training, or experience. You can
take a class, you watch someone do something, you read about it.
Skill is the ability to perform a task - whether that is riding a bike,
creating a menu, surfing the Internet, performing surgery, making a
speech, or managing a team.
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Ability is something you have that helps you perform the task. The
physical strength to lift boxes, being able to read and write, being
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able to pay attention, or being able to do math to give back change.
Competency is being able to do productive work using your knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities. A job description is a group of competen-
cies you need to do a specific job. Employers look at you to see what
knowledge, skills, and abilities you can bring to a job. Do you have
the physical ability to do the job? Do you have the background
knowledge and skills to do the job well? Do you have the ability to
learn new things and problem solve in this job? Knowledge, skills
and abilities are often abbreviated as KSAs.

Know your KSAs - (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

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ACEND Standards

A high set of competencies have been developed for professionals
in dietetics. If you are in school right now working towards a degree
as a registered dietitian or a dietetic technician, you should be in a
program that has been certified by the Accreditation Council for
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Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND .) ACEND requires

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