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e ve major components of SPUD consisted of:
1. Developing a structure of competence types and levels
2. Dening the competencies or skills
3. Rating the performance or individuals based on the dened
competencies
4. Implementing the knowledge competencies in an online system
5. Linking the competence model to training
Within each of the four competence types—entry level or founda-
tion, local or unique, global, and universal—are two separate skill cat-
egories: explicit, which involves expertise in specic tools or methods,
and implicit, which involves abstract thinking and reasoning skills.
For example, knowledge of Microso Access is an explicit compe-
tence, while problem solving can be considered implicit. Going into the ...