In this episode of From the Field, NSCDA’s Lindsay Guitard sits down with Taruna Goel, Senior Consultant at North Pacific Metrics and a leading expert in competency development and assessment. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience, Taruna breaks down what competencies are (and aren’t), why context matters so deeply, and how competencies help make learning and performance visible in a rapidly changing labour market.

Together, Lindsay and Taruna explore the value of national competencies for Career Development Practitioners, how competency frameworks strengthen consistency and trust in the profession, and what organizations should consider when building their own competency models.