Competence And Performance In The Teaching Profession

An educational institution is a place blessed within its mission full of nobility and generosity-that of forming and cultivating personalities, shaping livings, of creating individualities, opening gates to culture, prompting the knowledge, and building step by step the foundation of the future society. Beyond the walls, old or newly renovated, school is about people. According to Gonzales Report, one of the essential documents substantiating European policies – for the period 2020-2030, "human capital is the strategic key tool for success in the global economy." Therefore, the school plays a central role in the formation and development of the younger generation in the field of human resources activity, being equivalent to the progress of society. They should bring with themselves training, experience, reason, intelligence, discernment, creativity, motivation and effort in the service of increasing the quality of teaching and school organization visibility. All these elements underline the power of teachers, sine qua non condition of performance. Referring to the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes that a teacher should have, the performance standard for teaching reminds methodological skills, communication and relationship skills, student assessment skills, psychosocial skills, technical, technological and career management skills. The literature suggests in turn a number of personal characteristics which define the structure of teacher effective and efficient. The question is to what extent these skills contribute to the formation of educated citizens, citizens able to value the information, to use it creatively, to proactive spirit citizens, flexible and motivated for success. Do these competences talk about success in teaching, about individual and organizational performance? Concerning performance in terms of result and behavior, that thing that a teacher leaves behind, we may say that it is a direct reflection on student performance, on school achievements and on the education system as a whole. This research aims at investigating the relationship between competence and performance in secondary education teachers work in an attempt to achieve the professional profile of the performant teacher from students, parents and teachers point of view. The performant teacher may be ideal teacher as well, the teacher able to perform the miracle of turning ordinary people into winners.