This paper reports a research project carried out in order to support competency-based assessment practices which includes the creation of a public collaborative space (website http://www.ecompetentis.es). It has been conceived to be a framework for teacher's activities with assessment tools, innovation resources, research projects and a collection of good practices and experiences for generic competences assessment. We particularly describe the Spanish validation of two psychometric tools available in this education portal for assessing ?teamwork? and ?problem solving? as generic competences. These instruments were applied in pilot experiences to 426 students in four Spanish universities.