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Competencies

The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are a set of skills desirable for the broad practice of public health. They reflect the characteristics that staff of public health organizations (collectively) may want to possess as they work to protect and promote health in the community. The Core Competencies are designed to serve as a starting point for academic and practice organizations to understand, assess, and meet training and workforce needs.

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice adopted Tier 1 and Tier 3 Core Competencies as well as minor changes to Tier 2 on May 3, 2010. Please click on the links below to view the Core Competencies:

• Click here to view the adopted Core Competencies (without examples) in html or PDF
• Click here to view the adopted Core Competencies (with examples imbedded) in html or PDF
• Click here to view the adopted Core Competencies (with examples provided as footnotes) in html or PDF
• Guidance Definitions

The Core Competencies can help:

• Course providers develop and evaluate competency-based training content and curricula
• Learners assess and meet their training needs
• Practice organizations craft job descriptions
• Practice organizations implement staff performance reviews
• Assess knowledge and skill gaps of individual employees or of entire organizations
• Develop discipline-specific competencies
• Prepare for accreditation
• Draft workforce development plans
• Create training plans

Tier 1 Self Assessment
Tier 2 Self Assessment
Tier 3 Self Assessment