* Inspector General ( civilian or military administration ), a high-ranking official charged with the mission to inspect and report on some bodies in his field of competency

An important distinction to be made is the difference between competency and criminal responsibility.

However, several Trade associations based in the United States have made strides in creating a commonly-accepted set of qualifications and tests to determine a project manager's competency.

Also applicable in health care, when a determination of competency needs to be made by a physician for purposes of obtaining informed consent for treatments and, if necessary, assigning a surrogate to make health care decisions.

Nevertheless, her fluent French and her competency in wireless operation — coupled with a shortage of experienced agents — made her a desirable candidate for service in Nazi-occupied France.

A basic competency as a performer was recently made mandatory for all teachers in the American Association ; the holding of a music degree is not required.

Although the Pendleton Act of 1883 established the United States Civil Service Commission, and made competency and merit the base qualifications for government positions, its effective implementation was slow.

If the defendant is considered incompetent to proceed, the report or testimony will include recommendations for the interim period during which an attempt at restoring the individual's competency to understand the court and legal proceedings, as well as participate appropriately in their defense will be made.

The award is made to a fully trained nurse of an officially recognised nursing service who has shown exceptional devotion and competency in the performance of actual nursing duties, over a continuous and long period, or who has performed some very exceptional act of bravery and devotion at his or her post of duty.

Mention will be made here of only the chief among those innovations which, besides the principal one of the demarcation of competency, are to be found in the following provisions.

After the First World War, this monitoring, coaching and training role built a level of trust, competency and understanding across the whole 4000 strong German post-war officer corps which made a new level of excellence possible.

Gerry began to aid Freddy with her father, prodded, no doubt, by Joan's open contempt for Freddy and William's irritating competency.

A firearms ownership license allows for the purchasing of weapons by those over the age of 18 who meet various competency / trustworthiness guidelines.

Though many believe the shotgun is a great firearm for inexperienced shooters, the truth is, at close range, the spread of shot is not very large at all, and competency in aiming is still required.

Another key reform measure was a call for teacher competency testing, which was strongly opposed by the teachers unions in Texas.

He also wins a case for Bart Simpson, by proving that Itchy was created by an old man named Chester J. Lampwick — though the deciding factor of the case is mainly proven by Bart's footwork to collect the crucial piece of evidence, rather than Hutz's competency.

According to the parliament, most of the nominees were rejected due to having been picked for reasons other than their competency.

A pilot is required to demonstrate competency in controlling an aircraft during and after a stall for certification, and it is a routine maneuver for pilots when getting to know the handling of a new aircraft type.

In early October 2009, a third competency trial for Mitchell was underway, with Elizabeth Smart testifying.

ITIL describes procedures, tasks and checklists that are not organization-specific, used by an organization for establishing a minimum level of competency.

Celestial navigation continues to be taught to cadets during their training in the British Merchant Navy and remains as a requirement for their certificate of competency.

:" Manifestly, any rule prescribed for the conduct of interstate commerce, in order to be within the competency of Congress under its power to regulate commerce among the States, must have some real or substantial relation to or connection with the commerce regulated.

To become a representative one has to work for a licensed firm and pass 3 exams to prove one's competency.

Many psychologists do some level of assessment when providing services to clients or patients, and may use for example, simple checklists to osis for treatment settings ; to assess a particular area of functioning or disability often for school settings ; to help select type of treatment or to assess treatment outcomes ; to help courts decide issues such as child custody or competency to stand trial ; or to help assess job applicants or employees and provide career development counseling or training.

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He held this position for about five years, retired in 1883 with a moderate competency, and gave the rest of his life to research work.

Because of its proximity to Tucson, Arizona, Nogales has become one of the largest providers of medical and dental care in Mexico for patients from the U. S., with care that is comparable in professionalism, equipment, and competency at prices that are 40 % to 60 % cheaper.

Both of these associations offer equivalent examinations to test reporters for speed and competency on their method of reporting.

Since 2007, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has published the " Healthcare Equality Index ", which rates hospitals on issues such as patient and employee non-discrimination policies, employee cultural competency training, and hospital visitation rights for LGBT patients ' families.

Instruction at ISM is in English, and the school provides an English as a Second Language ( ESL ) program for students whose English language competency falls below that required for their grade level.

These functions process information at varying levels of competency and interact with the corresponding function in other individuals, giving rise to predictable reactions and impressions — a theory of intertype relations.

As logistics competency becomes a more critical factor in creating and maintaining competitive advantage, logistics measurement becomes increasingly important because the difference between profitable and unprofitable operations becomes more narrow.

Hence one would expect a robust co-evolutionary trajectory between language competency and culture: proto-humans capable of the first, and presumably rudimentary, versions of protolanguage would have better access to cultural understandings, and cultural understandings, conveyed in protolanguages that children's brains could readily learn, were more likely to be transmitted, thereby conferring the benefits accrued.

** For meritorious service and outstanding professional competency in the provision of health care in support of the United States Air Force Theatre Hospital, Balad, Iraq during Operation Catalyst between 4 May 2005 and 28 September 2005.

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the assisting authors Cindy Brach and Irene Fraserirector, in an effort to reduce disparities between racial and ethnic groups, the health care system should consider the following nine cultural competency techniques:

Through the liberality of Tooke's friends, Tooke's last days were freed from the pressure of poverty, and Tooke was enabled to place his illegitimate son in a position which soon brought him wealth, and to leave a competency to his two illegitimate daughters.

From analyzing these interviews, he found that job characteristics related to what an individual does — that is, to the nature of the work he performs — apparently have the capacity to gratify such needs as achievement, competency, status, personal worth, and self-realization, thus making him happy and satisfied.

It also gave him the power to decide which other occupations should be required to possess certificates of competency.

Most recently, the U. S. Attorney's Office retained Dr. Michael Welner, a noted forensic psychiatrist and the chairman of The Forensic Panel in New York City, to address questions related to Mitchell's competency to stand trial.

* Indiana v. Edwards, a 2008 U. S. Supreme Court ruling on competency to stand trial

# Agencies and departments of the U. S. Government performed with varying degrees of competency in the fulfilment of their duties.