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Skills intelligence for the people who build workforce strategy.
Who Knows What? How to Find (and Prove) Expertise Inside Your Company
Finding experts fast is critical for workforce planning, client success, and compliance. Learn how an internal expert finder—using skill flags, a skills matrix, and competency mapping—helps you prove employee competence with audit-ready evidence.
Sep 11 · 5 min
The New SkillsDB: Making Learning Culture Universal
Exciting new SkillsDB marketing website launch, along with a refreshed brand.
Jun 2 · 4 min
The 4 Types of Competency Models: How to Choose the Right One
Competency models vary depending on their purpose. This article will go through four and explain which ones are the most effective.
Oct 9 · 4 min
How to Build a Competency Development Plan That Actually Works
A competency development plan enhances workforce skills, reduces frustration in employees and strengthens the teams for higher performance. Learn more in this article.
Sep 26 · 3 min
Competency Based Assessments: A Critical Tool for Success
Employees aren't born job-ready. Competency based assessments are the right tool for discovering and developing skills further.
Aug 20 · 4 min
How to Implement a Competency-Based Training Program in 5 Phases
Read this article to understand best practices for implementing a competency-based training program.
Jun 11 · 5 min
Skills vs Competencies: What's the Difference and Why It Matters
Skills are a good place to start but the real focus has to be on competency development. Although they sound similar, they are very different.
May 24 · 6 min
How to Create a Competency Definition for Your Organization
A competency definition works as the foundation for skill requirements to specify the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for success at work.
Mar 19 · 3 min
New Hire Training Plans Using Competency Modeling
New hire training: learn how to teach your employees the skills they need for their new job. Not about how to get an HR manual in their hand.
Feb 25 · 5 min
How to Build a Skills Competency Framework That Actually Works
A skills competency framework ensures your employees possess the knowledge required to increase their value within the organization.
Feb 17 · 5 min
Competency Management Missteps
We want you to learn from the common mistakes that we’ve seen. Here are five of the most common competency management missteps.
Dec 12 · 6 min
Developing Your Competency Framework
It is widely known that people are the most important part of most organizations. Read this article on how to go about developing a competency framework to align your people to the greater organizational goals.
Nov 16 · 9 min