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Achieve Competency-Based Education Through Simulation

 

Competency-Based Education (CBE) ensures learners are practice-ready and equipped with the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed in real-world healthcare settings.

 

The challenge

With the anticipated global shortage of nearly 10 million health workers by 2030 (WHO,2024) the need to produce practice-ready graduates in all fields of healthcare has reached critical levels.

The opportunity

Healthcare education is increasingly shifting towards Competency-Based Education (CBE) to effectively prepare future healthcare workers.

Simulation supports CBE

CBE focuses on building essential knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors by using different means and settings. Simulation-based learning challenges learners to go beyond knowledge acquisition, allowing them to demonstrate clinical judgment and critical thinking in action. Simulators, task trainers, and digital solutions are essential for providing experiences that enable individuals to "put it all together."

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Choosing the right solution based on what you need to assess

Simulation serves as both a teaching modality and an assessment strategy, enabling students to develop and demonstrate competencies. By observing student performance in simulated scenarios, educators can accurately identify strengths and areas for improvement.

 

Build competence at every stage - explore our solutions below

Solutions may fit multiple use models or scenarios. Consider your unique needs when exploring. 

Fundamental Skills

Fundamental Skills

Demonstrates foundational task knowledge and performance hands-on

procedural skills

Procedural Skills and Basic Decision-Making

Demonstrates introductory decision-making skills within situational competencies

acute situational skills

Acute Situational Skills and Critical Thinking

Demonstrates advanced decision-making along with team-based competencies

complex decision making

Complex Decision Making

Demonstrates competencies during real clinical practice

 

SimCapture - A comprehensive solution for developing, tracking and verifying competency across every stage

CBE relies heavily on formative and summative assessments. Formative assessments allow learners to deconstruct and improve their performance as they advance. Summative assessments allow them—and you—to appraise their progress at key milestones. 

For educators, naturally, this can take time and administrative effort—especially if you are recording your findings manually and on paper.​

How to Use Simulation in Competency-Based Education in Nursing

Our comprehensive e-book is your step-by-step guide to implementing CBE, offering practical strategies, expert insights, and real-world examples.

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