5. The competences as a link between education and the working world

Abstract

This paper is presented as a documental review with the purpose of reflecting on the formation by competences as a vehicle that enhance the lack of synchrony between education and the working world, because the enterprises guide aim to optimize the quality of their products and services which demands from their workers a higher competence. It discusses on the relation between labor market and professional development, and also presents that “competence” as a polysemous word. Moreover, there is a revision about the importance to educate for gaining competences and shows some types of labor competences. It finally specifies the teacher’s skills and the relationship between educational institutions and working places. As a conclusion the author highlighted that the division of disciplines, the wrong perception of professions, the disconnection between teachers and labor practice, the resilience to changes, budget deficit guide the need to integrate action mechanism with a consensus between education system managers and the business organization.