Collocations for competence - noun

great | basic | administrative, managerial, professional, social, technical | communicative, language, linguistic, reading

have | demonstrate, display, prove, show
She shows a high level of technical competence.

lack | achieve, acquire, develop, gain
He gradually developed the competence to deal with the more difficult cases.

challenge, question

beyond sb''s ~
I''m afraid the work is beyond his competence.

within sb''s ~
This should be well within your competence.

~ as
Students had questioned her competence as a teacher.

~ for
He displayed great competence for the job.

~ in
competence in English

a level/standard of competence

formal | exclusive

have
The commission has no formal competence in cultural matters.

outside sb/sth''s ~
matters that fall outside the court''s competence

within sb/sth''s ~
The decisions come within the competence of the council.

an area of competence