Cooperative Development of Competencies

This specific form of development of competencies takes place e.g. in the process of exchange of experiences.

Cooperative development of competencies means the possibility to learn with and from each other, how to cope with problems, new tasks and conflicts.The exchange of experience plays an important role in cooperation structures like study groups or networks. Here the learning takes place in two different ways. The speaker expresses his own personal problem definition and methods of coping. Difficulties which he/she hasn't recognised before can be pointed out to him/her by making particular enquiries. The listeners connect what they hear with their own experiences and are made more familiar to the respective problem. In this way the different technical knowledge and personal experiences have an effect. Such a mutual give and take situation is teaching and learning at the same time; this kind of learning can only be experienced in groups.