public SelectList getCompetencyDropDown()
{
List <CompetencyDTO> rDto = _ddlRepo.Competency();
CompetencyDTO blank = new CompetencyDTO();
blank.CompetencyId = -1;
blank.CompetencyDescription = "";
rDto.Insert(0, blank);
return(new SelectList(rDto, "CompetencyId", "CompetencyDescription"));
}