--- title: Edit a competency assessment description: A guide to managing competency assessment updates, understanding the impact on in-progress assessment attempts and clinical governance --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/update-a-competency-assessment#main-content) [Request](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Ausmed-Organisations-coloured-white](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/hubfs/Ausmed-Organisations-coloured-white.svg)](https://www.ausmed.com.au/organisations/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Request](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Submit Help Request](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) [Submit Help Request](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Navigate to **Competency Library** \> **Your Competencies** in the left-hand menu. 3. Locate the competency you wish to update in the list. 4. Choose one of the following ways to open the competency builder: 1. Hover over the competency row, click the three dots icon ... , and select **Edit**. 2. Click the competency title to open the details page, then click **Edit** in the top right. ##### Step 2: Edit the competency 1. Make your required changes. 2. If you're updating a **draft**, click **Save Changes** in the top right. This saves your changes immediately — no further steps are needed. 3. If you're updating a **published** competency, click **Update** in the top right and continue to Step 3. ##### Step 3: Finalise changes to a published competency 1. Choose the update type: Trivial, Minor or Major. Refer to Choosing the right version type below for guidance. 2. Add internal notes describing what changed (e.g. "Fixed typo in Q3" or "Updated to 2024 Standards"). These notes are for your internal audit trail. 3. 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