Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Felix Rauner is Head of the VET Research Group at the University of Bremen and Advisory Professor at East China University in Shanghai.Martin Ahrens is a member of the VET Research Group at the University of Bremen.

• Foreword.- Introduction.- Competence development in vocational training courses and contexts of action.- Philosophers and educators: craft knowledge and skills.- Skills research and curriculum - a connection to be clarified.- Methods of occupational science knowledge research.- Occupational science work and work process studies.- The COMET competence and measurement model.- Competence diagnostics and competence development with the COMET method.- Test results of selected occupations.- Determinants of the development of occupational knowledge.- A résumé.- Literature.- Appendix.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Felix Rauner is Head of the VET Research Group at the University of Bremen and Advisory Professor at East China University in Shanghai.Martin Ahrens is a member of the VET Research Group at the University of Bremen.

• Foreword.- Introduction.- Competence development in vocational training courses and contexts of action.- Philosophers and educators: craft knowledge and skills.- Skills research and curriculum - a connection to be clarified.- Methods of occupational science knowledge research.- Occupational science work and work process studies.- The COMET competence and measurement model.- Competence diagnostics and competence development with the COMET method.- Test results of selected occupations.- Determinants of the development of occupational knowledge.- A résumé.- Literature.- Appendix.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Felix Rauner is Head of the VET Research Group at the University of Bremen and Advisory Professor at East China University in Shanghai.Martin Ahrens is a member of the VET Research Group at the University of Bremen.

• Foreword.- Introduction.- Competence development in vocational training courses and contexts of action.- Philosophers and educators: craft knowledge and skills.- Skills research and curriculum - a connection to be clarified.- Methods of occupational science knowledge research.- Occupational science work and work process studies.- The COMET competence and measurement model.- Competence diagnostics and competence development with the COMET method.- Test results of selected occupations.- Determinants of the development of occupational knowledge.- A résumé.- Literature.- Appendix.