The Forum called for further work in three categories of competency standards: Occupational standards, Qualification standards and Professional standards.

UNESCO: Education

Hint: Only a handful of professional designations are generally recognized by state regulators for meeting basic competency standards in giving investment advice.

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Allen Stanford, also accused of a Ponzi-type scheme and awaiting trial pending his ability to meet competency standards to defend himself, attended Baylor University.

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The ICT Competency Framework for Teachers aims at helping countries to develop comprehensive national teacher ICT competency policies and standards, and should be seen as an important component of an overall ICT in Education Master Plan.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

New requirements take effect on January 1, 2011, and include mandatory preparer tax identification numbers, continuing education, competency testing, ethical standards and electronic filing.

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Attorneys and CPAs are exempt both from the competency exam and the mandatory continuing education requirements on the grounds that their respective professions already have standards that exceed those of the IRS. As a tax attorney, I agree that this makes a little bit of sense.

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