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proficiency (s) (noun), proficiencies (pl)
1. An advancement in knowledge or skill: In order to get a job with Karl's company as a salesperson, potential employees must be able to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in dealing with other people.
2. Etymology: from Latin proficientem, "skill, expertness" from pro-, "forward, before" + facere, "to do, to make."
Skill and competence.
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