This book is a detailed manual for the implementation of competence diagnostics in the field of vocational training. With the COMET competence model, both conceptual competences as well as practical skills are recorded and evaluated. The manual guides through all methodological steps, including the preparation and implementation of tests, cross and longitudinal studies, the development of context analyses and measurement methods for the test motivation. The focus of the final chapter is the application of the COMET procedure for the design, organisation and evaluation of vocational education and training processes.

Prof. Felix Rauner is Head of the Research Group on Vocational Training Research at the University of Bremen and Advisory Professor at the East China Normal University in Shanghai. His research focuses on international comparative vocational education and training and large scale competence diagnostics in vocational education and training.

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Professional Competence as a Subject of Competence Diagnostics.- Chapter 2: Categorial Framework for Modelling and Measuring Professional Competence.- Chapter 3: The COMET Competence Model.- Chapter 4: Developing Open Test Tasks.- Chapter 5: Psychometric Evaluation of the Competence and Measurement Model for Vocational Education and Training - COMET.- Chapter 6: Conducting Tests and Examinations.- Chapter 7: Evaluating and Presenting the Test Results.- Chapter 8: The Contribution of COMET Competence Diagnostics to Teaching and Learning Research.- Chapter 9: Measuring Professional Competence of Teachers of Professional Disciplines (TPD).- Chapter 10: The Didactic Quality of the Competence and Measurement Model.