Skill sets
Competency frameworks
Many programmes have a set of professional standards, skills, or competencies. Students using these frameworks need to demonstrate competence, and evidence they have met these standards. The Skills area allows students to manage the professional standards they subscribe to and the relevant evidence.
Graduate Skills Framework
Students are automatically subscribed to the Graduate Skills Framework. This framework “provides the opportunities for students to acquire the following learning, working and life values:
- Enable personal goals and aspirations to be met through self-directed continuous learning
- Apply a can-do attitude to taking calculated risks and challenging personal boundaries
- Create and cultivate cross-cultural relationships to develop knowledge, skills, understanding and opportunity
This is underpinned with a set of skills and competencies that make up the Graduate Skills Framework.
Subscribing to a skill set
To subscribe to a skill set, go to the Skills section from the drop-down list on the top of the home page. In the box on the top right-hand side, select Manage Subscriptions.
On the next page, you will skills sets that you are subscribed to, and a list of available sets. You can search or browse the list of skills available. Click the preview button to view a skill set without subscribing.
When you have found the correct set, select the green subscribe button to the right of the name of the set.
Creating a custom skill set
To create a skill set, go to the Skills section from the drop-down on the top of the home page. In the box on the top right-hand side, select "Add Set."
On the next page, add the title and a description of the set.
Adding a skill/competency
Select the cross button to add a child skill to your set.
To create a folder, add the folder name as you would a skill. Click on this folder name before adding more competencies. The cross icon will create a child skill of the particular skill you have selected.
Once you have built your Skill Set, contact NU Servicedesk to make this ‘live’ so your students can subscribe to it.