The Skills and Endorsements module enables organizations to define skill sets, proficiency levels, and map them to designations. Employees can claim, endorse, and get skills approved by managers. This system helps track competencies, support career growth, and guide training interventions.

Process Flow

Steps to Configure Skills Module:

Step 1: Configure Skill Master
Step 2: Configure Skill Proficiency Master
Step 3: Map Skills in Designation Master
Step 4: Use Skill Mapping Section
Step 5: View Career Path & Internal Growth Opportunities

How to configure skill master?

Step 1: Skill Master Configuration

Path: HR Manager > Master > Skill Master

Purpose:To define the list of skills should be available in the system.

How to Add New Skill:

Click on the "Add" button.

2. Fill in the following fields:

Skill Name
Skill Description
Category (e.g., Technical, Soft Skill, Management)
Type (classification)
Click Save.

Additional Actions:

Import Skills – Bulk upload using predefined template.

Export Skills – Download existing skills.

Delete Skills – Remove obsolete or incorrect entries.

How to configure Skill Proficiency master?

Skill Proficiency Levels

Path: HR Manager > Master > Skill Proficiency

Purpose: To define proficiency levels (e.g., Beginner, Intermediate, Expert) for each skill.

Add New Proficiency:

Click on the "Add" button.
Enter the following:

Title (e.g., Advanced, Expert)
Ordering (numeric order to define sequence)

3.Click Save.

Note: Ordering helps in displaying the levels sequentially (e.g., 1 for Novice, 2 for Beginner, etc.).

Other Available Actions:

Delete : Delete proficiency levels which are not required
Import: Upload multiple proficiency levels in bulk using a predefined Excel format.
Export: Download the existing list of skill proficiencies for backup or review.

How to Map Skills in Designation Master?

Path: HR Manager > Master > Designation Master

Purpose:To associate required skills (and proficiency levels) to each job designation.

Page View Includes below for each designation:

Designation Name
Designation Category
Minimum and Maximum Experience
Notice Period
Probation Period
Reports To
Roles & Responsibilities
Interview Assessment parameters
Probation Evaluation parameters
KRA Template
Career Progression
Mapped Skills & Proficiencies

Designation Skill Mapping:

While adding/editing a designation, map the required skills associated with the designation

Skills Mapping Section

While adding or editing a designation, scroll to the Skills Proficiency section to map the required skills.

Skill	Proficiency (Dropdown)	Certificate Required (Y/N)	Certificate List (Optional)	Suggested Courses (Optional)	Skill Priority (Low/Medium/High)
Leadership	Select Option	Yes / No	e.g., “Leadership 101”	e.g., “Executive Leadership”	High
Productivity Improvement	Select Option	Yes / No	e.g., “Lean Six Sigma”	e.g., “Time Management”	Medium
Analytics	Select Option	Yes / No	e.g., “Google Data Cert”	e.g., “Intro to Data Analytics”	High
Negotiation	Select Option	Yes / No	e.g., “Negotiation Skills”	e.g., “Deal-Making Mastery”	Medium
Communication During Crises	Select Option	Yes / No	e.g., “Crisis Comms Cert”	e.g., “Crisis Communication”	High

Field Definitions:

Skill: The core competency required for the role, This will come user skill master table.
Proficiency: Dropdown to select from levels like Novice, Beginner, Intermediate, etc. this will come from Skill Proficiency master.
Certificate Required: Toggle or checkbox to indicate if certification is mandatory.
Certificate List: Optional field to specify acceptable certificates.
Suggested Courses: Optional field for relevant learning paths or LMS courses.
Skill Priority: Helps indicate the importance level of this skill for the designation (can be used in evaluation or LMS auto-assignment)

Notes:

Once the designation is assigned to an employee, the mapped skills become visible on their profile as er employee’s designation
Employees can claim skills, upload certifications, or enrol in suggested courses
Managers can review and approve these skill claims before they are added to the employee’s profile

Employee Skill Visibility Interaction

Once the designation is assigned to an employee:

4.1 Auto-Mapped Skills:

Employees will see the required skills, milestone, LMS Courses based on their designation.

4.2 Employee-Specific Skills:

Employees can also add new skills additional to be mapped to their designation.
Click on ‘Add Skill’ button
These we can refer as "Employee-Specific Skills".
They can claim a skill by submitting it for approval.
Manager receives a notification and can approve or reject the claimed skill.
Upon approval, the skill is added to the employee's profile with required milestone.

Manager Approval Process

Once employee add skills to their profile
Manager will be notified on email and notification
Manager can accept / reject skills.

Once manager approve skill, that will be visible on employee’s profile
Please note blue coloured one with are those approved by managers
Grey one are employee’s designation specific skills required

View career Path & grab internal growth opportunities

To help employees visualize internal growth opportunities based on their current designation and acquired skills, encouraging upskilling and structured career progression.

How It Works:

Designation-Based Career Paths are defined during setup in the Designation Master under the section Career Progression.
Based on Employee’s assigned designation

The system displays a visual path showing:

Current Role → Next Role → Future Role

Example Flow:

Current Role	Skills Acquired	Eligible Next Role	Skills Required Next
Sales Executive	Communication, CRM Basics	Sales Manager	Leadership, Negotiation, Analytics
Junior Analyst	Excel, Data Interpretation	Analyst	SQL, Data Visualization
HR Assistant	Onboarding, Compliance Basics	HR Executive	Policy Drafting, Interviewing

Employee-Initiated Career Change Request

To allow employees to request a change in their career path/designation based on the mapped career progression paths available in the system