Manage Extra Framework
This Admin page will ONLY be visible to organizations that have a prior arrangement with SkillsTX to include additional frameworks (e.g. such as a Leadership framework) that will then be available to their users (employees) for selection in their Planner, as well as selection for Requirements. (Jobs).
The extra Framework skill selections will appear below the SFIA Framework in the individuals Planner.
Note: They are NOT included in any of the skill selection surveys
This task is used to Import (upload) an additional framework:
The layout and format of additional frameworks needs to be quite specific in order for the SkillsTX platform to accommodate it.
The ability for the SkillsTX platform to house an Extra framework, is only possible if it conforms to the SFIA Framework configuration, for which the platform was developed.
An Excel workbook template is able to be downloaded as part of the Import Process.
The following needs to be kept in mind when formatting your framework:
The Category Name PLUS the Colour Code determine the Category.
The Subcategory Names PLUS the SkillColourCode and SubCategoryColourCode Colour Codes determine the Sub Category.
Therefore:
The same ColourCode must be consistent for each Row of the Category Name.
The same SkillColourCode and SubCategoryColourCode must be consistent for each row of the Sub Category Name.
Inconsistencies in the above may report a Duplicate Category or SubCategory when trying to do an Import.
Downloading the Import Template
Select Import
Select Download Bulk Template
Save the file as required
You can refer to the description of the Template:
Import a framework
You will need to have first designed and specified your own framework as per the downloaded template format and SkillsTX recommendations, and then populated a template as specified.
Specify and populate the Template with your own Framework information
Select Import
Select Select Files
Select the prepared template and Open it
Use Process Upload the Import your Framework as specified in the template
Or you can use Close to Exit the Import
Export a framework
You are able to export a current version of a previously uploaded Extra Framework to an Excel workbook in the same format as an Import template.
Select Export
It will download the template to your specified Download folder
On this page:
Template Description
Each row of the template describes a skill at a particular level. While there appears to be duplication in the rows, that is because the skill will cover a number of levels, and therefore they have common aspects. However for the last column SkillLevelDescription , the rows should all be unique as each skill at particular levels will be different.
Column Names | Options | Description |
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Level1Name - Level7Name |
| The name you wish to give to the levels. In Framework shown in the example, they have elected to call them Level 1, Level 2 …… You are not required to use all 7 levels provided in the template. Leaving the name to NULL indicates that you do not wish to use those levels |
LevelSelection |
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Capability1 - Capability4 |
| What you wish to name the Capability for selection. In the example shown it is making use of only 2 Capability selections. e.g.
However you may wish to use something similar to our provision for SFIA which has 4 Capabilities e.g.
Leave to NULL the Capabilities you do not require |
Capability1Weight - Capability4Weight |
| A weighting fact that is able to be applied in determining % Match and other analytical calculations for the selected Capability. In the example shown:
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CategoryName | Category Name | The name you wish to provide for the Category to which the skills belongs In the example shown only 1 Category is being used
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CategoryDescription | Category Description | A short description that explains what the Category is all about. This description is displayed when the category colour bar is hovered-over. e.g.  We recommend the description should be something the employees can relate to. |
ColourCode | Hexadecimal colour number | The Colour you wish associated with the Category. Must be a valid Hexadecimal format. Every row entry with the same CategoryName, MUST also have the same Category ColourCode. If you have a different colour with the same Category name you will get an error when importing suggesting a duplicate Category name In the example shown the code is = #ED008C |
SubCategoryName | Sub Category Name | The name you wish to provide for the Sub Category to which the skill belongs In the example shown the skills are grouped into 3 Sub Categories
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SubCategoryDescription | Sub Category Description | A short description that explains what the Sub Category is all about. This description is displayed when the category bar is hovered-over. e.g. for Growth Mindset  |
SubCategoryColourCode | Hexadecimal colour number | The Colour you wish associated with the Sub Category. Must be a valid Hexadecimal format. In the example shown the code for Sub Category Communication = #7ACDF6 And unless a skill is selected it shows as:  Usually the SubCategoryColourCode is a lighter shade of the SkillColourCode Every row entry with the same SubCategoryName, MUST also have the same SubCategoryColourCode. If you have a different colour with the same SubCategory name you will get an error when importing suggesting a duplicate SubCategory name |
SkillColourCode | Hexadecimal colour number | The Colour you wish associated with the Skill when it has been selected. Must be a valid Hexadecimal format. In the example shown the code for Sub Category Communication = #00B5EF And when selected it shows as:  Usually the SkillColourCode is a darker shade of the SubCategoryColourCode Every row entry with the same SubCategoryName, MUST also have the same SkillColourCode. If you have a different colour with the same SubCategory name you will get an error when importing suggesting a duplicate SubCategory name |
SkillName | Skill Name | A name for the Skill |
SkillCode | A Code for the Skill | A unique code by which the skill can be identified. We recommend a 4 character code. Do not use any of the same 4 character codes used by SFIA. |
SkillDescription | Skill Description | A description for the Skill. Will show when hovering over the Skill and the Code, and in reports e.g.  |
SkillLevelNumber | Skill Level number | The level number for the skill to which the skill description applies |
SkillLevelDescription | Skill Level Description | The description for the Skill at the level. Will show when hovering over the Skill levels and in reports e.g.  |