Competence in question: the relevance of the Design and Technology Association minimum competences to initial teacher education. Mike Martin 2134/3520 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/online_resource/Competence_in_question_the_relevance_of_the_Design_and_Technology_Association_minimum_competences_to_initial_teacher_education_/9345212 The development of subject knowledge by student teachers has been a key part of initial teacher education courses for design and technology. Since 1995 there have been subject specific competences which students have been expected to address. With a changing curriculum in secondary schools it was felt timely to reflect on their relevance. This paper explores the background to the competences, undertakes a brief critical review of their content and reviews employer requirements in relation to fields of knowledge. The paper concludes by highlighting a number of issues to be addressed and possible consequences of dropping the design and technology association competences as a guiding document and the need for future research. 2008-08-01 09:16:40 untagged Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified