Skills Assessment
Discover, score, and visualize every student's competencies, from coursework and projects to extracurriculars and self-assessments, mapped to industry taxonomies for career readiness.
Competency discovery from transcripts and projects
Role-based readiness scoring against industry standards
Skills gap identification and growth tracking
Industry taxonomy mapping (O*NET, Lightcast)
Advisor review and student self-assessment
A competency evaluation engine that maps skills to industry standards
A competency evaluation engine that extracts skills from academic records, projects, and activities, then maps them to industry-standard taxonomies for standardized comparison and career readiness scoring.
Extracts and scores competencies from coursework, projects, and extracurricular activities using NLP
From skills discovery to career readiness
Builds comprehensive skills profiles, scores readiness for target roles, identifies developmental gaps, and tracks skills growth over time with visual dashboards and industry-standard taxonomy mapping.
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Key capabilities
From competency discovery to career-ready skills profiles
Competency discovery engine
Extracts skills from course descriptions, project work, certifications, and extracurricular activities using NLP and pattern matching.
Role-based readiness scoring
Compares student skills profiles against target role requirements to generate fit percentages and readiness scores.
Developmental need analysis
Identifies specific skill gaps for each target role and recommends courses, experiences, or credentials to close them.
Skills taxonomy mapping
Maps discovered competencies to O*NET, Lightcast, or custom institutional taxonomies for standardized comparison.
Growth tracking & visualization
Tracks skill development over time with visual dashboards showing competency radar charts and progress indicators.
Self-assessment integration
Allows students to self-report skills from work experience, volunteer activities, and personal projects for a complete profile.
High-impact use cases
From skills discovery to career-ready profiles
Skills audit
First-year student discovers existing competencies from AP courses and extracurriculars, building a baseline skills profile from day one.
Career alignment
Junior checks readiness score for target roles and identifies 3 skill gaps to close before graduation with recommended courses.
Advisor review
Advisor reviews cohort skills dashboard to identify common developmental needs and plan targeted workshops or resources.
Portfolio builder
Student exports verified skills profile for internship applications, showcasing competencies mapped to industry standards.
Outcomes you can measure
Proven results from institutions using Skills Assessment
Skills awareness
Of students report improved understanding of their own competencies and career readiness.
Readiness improvement
Increase in students meeting target role readiness thresholds after guided skills development.
Credential uptake
More students pursue relevant micro-credentials and certifications to close identified skill gaps.
Advisor efficiency
Of advisors report reduced preparation time using automated skills dashboards and cohort analytics.
Connects to academic and industry data for accurate skills profiles
Skills Assessment integrates with institutional and labor-market systems
Common Data Model
Pulls transcripts, course catalogs, project portfolios, and activity records to build comprehensive competency profiles.
Labor Market APIs
Maps skills to industry taxonomies (O*NET, Lightcast) for standardized comparison and role-readiness benchmarking.
Credential Platforms
Syncs with Credly, Badgr, or institutional micro-credential systems to verify and track earned competencies.
Human-centered, fair, and private
Built with student agency, bias mitigation, and data protection at the core
Student agency & transparency
- Students approve which data sources contribute to their skills profile
- Transparent rationale for competency scores and readiness assessments
- Override options with comments for self-reported skills and corrections
Privacy & bias mitigation
- RBAC, least-privilege access, audit logs on skills assessments
- Bias checks across programs/cohorts; PII minimization
- Aligned to FERPA/GDPR and institutional data-sharing rules
Implementation timeline
From skills taxonomy setup to campus-wide rollout in 7-8 weeks
Skills taxonomy setup and data integration
- Configure skills taxonomies (O*NET, Lightcast, custom)
- Integrate transcript, course catalog, and activity data
- Map existing courses and projects to competency frameworks
Pilot with student cohort
- Test with 100-200 students across multiple programs
- Generate skills profiles and gather student feedback
- Tune competency extraction and scoring algorithms
Advisor training and workflow configuration
- Train advisors on cohort skills dashboards and analytics
- Configure review workflows and approval processes
- Set up self-assessment intake and verification flows
Campus-wide rollout
- Enable skills assessment for all students campus-wide
- Launch student self-service skills portal and exports
- Monitor usage, bias metrics, and iterate on scoring
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