Sonia Competencies

 

This article explains the following:

• What are Competencies
• Setting up Competencies
• Achieving Competencies
• Viewing progress
• Reporting

 

What are Competencies

Competencies are a way to track skills or other requirements defined by an academic progam.

 

For example, a Teacher Education program might require students to have so many hours working with diverse populations.

 

Or, a Nursing program might require students to triage a minimum number of patients.

 

Both of these can be tracked in Sonia: one of them based on Duration and the other on Occurrences.

 

Setting up Competencies

1. Create a Competency List in School Options > Lists > Competency
2. Define the Competency requirements in School Options > Course Requirements (e.g., Occ vs Dur)

 

If progress toward the Competency can be achieved through placement in a specific placement group, open that placement group > click the Settings cog > select Competency Requirements > indicate which Comp's could be achieved in this PG

 

 

 

Achieving Competencies

The student indicates on the Timesheet the Competency they were able to work toward.

 

 

Viewing Progress

Students can see their progress on their Home page in Sonia Online if you select “show placemen group competency progress” in the placement group Settings.

 

 

It will display like this:

 

 

Student progress can also be viewed in the Sonia Client on the student's profile. Click on their Overview page to see Competency progress across all placements.

 

 

Reporting

To see Activity and Competency achievement across students, go to the Reports tab > click the Students button > select Competencies & Activities > click the magnifying glass at the right side of the screen to filter to a subset of students.

 

 

The video series below also explains the Competency feature.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/F8c0zMenn5Q

Part 2: https://youtu.be/RE03c9RSvKQ

Part 3: https://youtu.be/lTzm0HvE1wg

Part 4: https://youtu.be/6wrU3bMTUHk

Part 5: https://youtu.be/mEoMVEVUk68