Assessment Types

Competency-Based Assessment

Track competency development, milestones, EPAs, and learner progression across the full education journey.

Competency-Based Assessment in DigiAssess
Institutional challenge

Medical schools, nursing programs, and health sciences institutions need evidence that learners are not only passing exams but developing real professional competence.

The DigiAssess solution

DigiAssess enables institutions to map assessments to competencies, milestones, EPA frameworks, workplace evidence, and longitudinal learner growth. This helps programs move from score-based reporting to readiness assurance.

Capabilities

What Competency-Based Assessment Includes

7 capabilities, each with the value it brings. Use the index to jump between them.

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Competency Frameworks

Allows institutions to configure competency frameworks such as institutional competencies, program competencies, CBME frameworks, EPA frameworks, or accreditation-linked competency models.

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Milestone Tracking

Tracks learner progression across defined stages, milestones, or achievement levels.

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Competency Rubrics

Supports structured evaluation using competency-based rubrics for theory, practical, clinical, and workplace assessments.

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EPA Assessments

Measures Entrustable Professional Activities through structured evidence and assessment data.

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Workplace-Based Assessments

Captures real-world performance evidence through clinical, field, lab, internship, or workplace observation.

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Longitudinal Tracking

Tracks competency development across courses, years, rotations, and assessment types.

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Graduate Readiness Analytics

Helps institutions understand whether learners are progressing toward readiness for clinical practice, professional performance, or certification.

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