Quality Framework for Competency-Based Education Programs (C-BEN)

The C-BEN Quality Framework for CBE Programs was developed in response to a growing need for definitions of quality relating to competency-based education. Led by the C-BEN Quality Standards Task Force, this work drew from the Shared Design Elements and Emerging Practices of Competency-Based Education, and brought together leading program designers and system administrators from C-BEN institutions representing an array of models. This task force worked together over 2016 to create the first edition of Quality Principles & Standards for Competency-Based Education Programs through an iterative and inclusive process, developing principles and standards universal enough to apply to all CBE programs, regardless of model variations.