Skills in TalentLMS provide a unified experience for both learners and instructors, helping them enhance their learning journey and deepen their expertise in specific areas. This guide walks you through the features and functionalities of the Skills feature from both perspectives.

Accessing Skills

When users navigate to the Skills section, they will see all available skills listed under the All (1) tab.

By default, skills are sorted by the Suggested option, which prioritizes skills that administrators have marked as suggested. Users can click on it (2) to change the sorting criteria, such as Name and Date. The arrow button (3) allows users to toggle between ascending and descending order for the selected sorting option.

Users can also take a quick tour of Skills by clicking How Skills work (4).

Skill overview page

When a user selects a skill, they are directed to its overview page, which includes:

• A detailed description of the skill (1).
• An option to complete a self-assessment (2).
• A list of related courses (3).
• Links to external resources (4), if available.

Completing a self-assessment

To acquire a skill, users must complete a self-assessment, which grants them a level in the selected skill.

1. Click the Self-assessment option (1).

2. In the drawer that appears, select Self-assessment (2).

After completing the self-assessment, users will see a “Congratulations” message displaying their score. They can then click View My Skills (1) to navigate to the My Skills tab, where they can review all acquired skills.

My Skills tab

The My Skills (1) tab provides an overview of all acquired skills. From here, users can:

• Request an upgrade for a skill.
• Revisit skills to access related courses or external resources.

Upgrade requests

To request an upgrade for a skill, users can click Upgrade request (1) on the skill’s overview page. This option is available only for skills where the user has already achieved the first level.

Job Pathfinder

The Job Pathfinder feature helps users evaluate their progress toward the skills required for a specific job role. Here’s how to use it:

1. Navigate to the Job Pathfinder (1) tab.

2. Type a job role in the search (2) bar.

3. Select an option from the dropdown (3) or press Enter/Search (4).

Recommending skills for others

Users can recommend skills for others, which will be reviewed and either approved or rejected by an administrator. Here’s how:

1. Click Recommend skilled users (1).

2. Type the name(s) of the user(s) you want to recommend (2).

3. Search for the desired skill (3) or select from the list below (4).

4. Click Recommend (5) next to the skill you’d like to suggest.