Fraser, William JohnKillen, RoyNieman, M.M.2008-04-072008-04-072005Fraser, WJ, Killen, R & Nieman, MM 2005, 'Issues in competence and pre-service teacher education. Part 1. Can outcomes-based programmes produce competent teachers?', South African Journal of Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 229-245, [http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=20128]1011-3487http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4884The Department of Education's Norms and Standards for Educators (Department of Education 2000) require that higher education institutions design and implement outcomes-based teacher education programmes to enable novice teachers to demonstrate their competence across a range of teacher roles. In this article the question of whether outcomes-based programmes can produce competent teachers is explored. This is done firstly by taking a closer look at competence and competence-based education, the role of standards and the four types of competences as defined in the Norms and Standards for Educators. Thereafter we discuss outcomes and outcomes-based education. The article also points out the necessity of distinguishing between competences for beginning and pre-service teachers on the one hand and experienced teachers on the other.134519 bytesapplication/pdfenUnisa PressPre-service teacher educationTeacher competenceOutcomes-based programmesNorms for teachersTeacher standardsEducator standardsNorms for educatorsEducator competenceArticle