📝 Summary

This article explains how users can access and use the Configure Skills feature in EPP to create, manage, and assign skills to employee profiles. This self-service tool supports consistent skill mapping across worksites and organizational levels.

Details

What it is:
The Configure Skills menu allows users to define skill templates, categorize them, and associate them with employee profiles. It supports multiple skill types and provides full visibility into skill usage, history, and linkages.

Why it matters:
Configuring skills ensures consistent tracking of employee competencies, supports compliance, and simplifies workforce planning across the organization.

💡Key points:

• Access via System Settings → Workforce Management Settings → Configure Skills

• Users can configure the following skill types:
  • Worksite Skills
  • Worksite Appointments
  • Medical Record Skills
  • Communications
  • Organisation-wide Qualifications

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Tabs in Configure Skills

1. Skills

Manage individual skills and view detailed information.

• View existing skills
  See all configured skills with details like skill code, type, category, status (Active, Inactive, Archived),

• Create new skills
  Go to the Skills tab → Click Add Skill → Fill in required fields → Click Save

• Skill details summary
  Displays skill title, code, category, configured by, status, evidence required, default expiry, and edit status.

• Edit skill settings
  Click the skill name → Go to Skill Settings tab → Modify details, expiry, and evidence settings → Click Update

• View linkages
  Shows connections to mobilisations, job titles, Damstra Learning lessons, and access rules.

• View employees with the skill
  Click the skill name → Go to Employees tab → Filter and view employees with the skill

• View change history
  Click the skill name → Go to Change History tab → See timestamped changes and user actions

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2. Skill Types

Classify skills by type (e.g., Worksite appointment, communication, qualification). View the number of skills per type.

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3. Skill Categories

View and manage categories assigned to skills. See how many employee skills fall under each category.

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4. Icons

Icons can be assigned to highlight important skills on an employee's profile, on the 'People on site' page, and on stickers printed from terminals

📝 FAQs

Can I archive a skill?
Yes, archived skills cannot be added to profiles but remain in the system for reference.

Can I assign skills automatically?
Yes, use the Automatically Attained Skills tab to set rules for auto-assignment.

Can I view which employees have a specific skill?
Yes, use the Employees tab under each skill to see who holds it and its status.

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