The phrase "acceptable competence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a level of skill or ability that meets a certain standard or requirement.
Example: "The candidate demonstrated an acceptable competence in the required technical skills during the interview."
Alternatives: "satisfactory skill level" or "adequate proficiency".
The student must have a compelling reason for deviation, demonstrate acceptable alternative for competence and have written approval of his or her advisor or Chairperson.
However, by definition, "fitness to practice" encompasses clinical competence, acceptable professional behaviour and freedom from impairment [ 23].
Selection procedures involve a minimum standard of competence acceptable to a range of interested stakeholders including; employers, universities, government, the professional colleges, and the wider community.
Accreditation of endoscopy units is essential and clearly aligned to JAG's core objectives: To agree and set acceptable standards for competence in endoscopic procedures and training and to quality assure services.
The increasing use of simulation in medical education [ 18- 20] has resulted in the need for students to engage in deliberate practice of skills to achieve an acceptable level of competence.
It is likely that surgical trainees with absent stereoacuity can achieve acceptable levels of surgical competence in minimally invasive surgery.
Their ratings of communication skills were dichotomized into acceptable versus unacceptable levels of competence.
In approaching this investigation of stakeholder views and experiences, we adopted the term 'fitness-to-practise' (FTP) based on Parker's 2006 definition of a global competence that encompasses 'clinical competence, acceptable professional behaviour and freedom from impairment' [ 10].
Internal validity and reliability of clinical competence assessments using judgement-based methods are acceptable when actual competency constructs used by assessors are adequately identified.
Our results suggest that while SP are acceptable as examiners to students, their rating of student competence is higher than that of physician examiners and is not predictive of rating on other tests of competence.
