The phrase "ability and competence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's skills or qualifications in a particular area or field.
Example: "Her ability and competence in project management have greatly contributed to the team's success."
Alternatives: "skills and expertise" or "capability and proficiency".
The seven motivational factors were opportunities for promotion, interesting work, respect and recognition, responsibilities and independence, doing something worthwhile, technically competent supervisor, and pay according to ability and competence.
Any use of age as a proxy for ability and competence is discriminatory and will penalise people who are perfectly able and capable to go on doing their jobs and contributing to the success of the organisations they work for.
While I have complete faith in the ability and competence of foreign NHS staff of all grades, we have been draining other countries of their clinical talent for decades - this is not a newly identified issue.
The Arab International Women's Forum (AIWF) was established in 2001 as an independent not for profit organization that serves as the voice of Arab women, showcasing their development, ability and competence in business, professional and public life, creating greater global awareness of women's success and prospects in the Arab world.
Shoukry went on to boast about "the ability and competence" of Egypt's legal and judicial system.
To use an educational analogy, medical schools may demonstrate ability and competence in the test circumstances of accreditation, but the appropriate measures of outcome as fulfilment of objectives are evaluation of performance and quality.
In contrast, "brain gaming companies blur this distinction," he says, leading consumers to believe that getting better at a specific game will positively impact their cognitive abilities and competence in everyday life.
The concept of cultural capital refers to social abilities and competence for action, including perceptions, behavioural norms and operational skills that are needed to deal effectively with health issues on an everyday basis [ 16].
Mr Ó Muilleoir says Sinn Féin "was not going to... discriminate against people who had the ability, skills and competence" to advise ministers because of the 2013 law on the appointment of aides.
This is expressed in a variety of ways but there is broad agreement across the jurisdictions that education involves developing young people's skills, abilities and competences as well as their knowledge.
An account of such standards then has to be developed in terms of the sort of abilities and competences that successful critics exhibit in their criticism.
