What are today's main concepts and theories - and the main stakes - associated with the issue of competences in organisations? Several topics are discussed, including competence issues regarding the evolution of work, professionalisation, competence evaluation, competence management, and the competences of adult educators and trainers, as well as European policies regarding competence needs and development.From the Contents:Changes in Work and CompetencesProfessionalisation and the Development of Competences in Education and TrainingThe Role of Professional Didactics in Skills Development for Training and Education ProfessionalsCompetence Evaluation Processes in Adult EducationCompetence Management and Adult EducationChanges in Vocational Training and New Models of Competences for IndividualsThe editor:Valerie Cohen-ScaliPhD in Social psychology, Professor at the University of Caen-Basse Normandie, France.