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The article seeks to show current approaches to and models of employee competencies. It examines the place and role of human resources in an organisation while also introducing a quantitative and qualitative approach to these competencies. Selected aspects of these competencies are presented from the perspective of structuralism, phenomenology and behaviourism are also presented, with both American and British models for identifying employee competencies discussed. Finally, the future development directions of the concept of competence management are described.