3.4 Reviewing Skill Gaps
- Graham Kennedy
Display Skill Gaps
You are able to view the skill gaps between your Skill Profiles and selected Jobs Requirement Type
Choose the Profile Type you wish to match against
Choose the Job Requirement Type you wish to match your selected profile against (Other than None) e.g.
You are able to select the Version of the profile you wish to match against if other than the latest required e.g.
It will Display your Profile showing the skill Matches/Gaps against the selected Requirement (Job/Role) Type.
Generic Attributes: (SFIA8)
Generic Attributes and Business Skill/ Behavioural factors: (SFIA9)
Professional Skills:
Each Skill/Level will be shown with 2 columns. The Left Hand Side column displaying the skill/level selected in your Profile, the Right Hand Side column the Requirement (Job/Role) profile skill/level required.
e.g.
The Attributes assigned (and required) for the selected Requirements will show below the Attributes you have selected. (shaded Blue for Current Jobs and Green for Future Jobs) e.g.
The Skill Profile Key legend displayed describes the shading/colours used
The Far Right Hand side column of the table indicates the type of match. (See the Skill Gap Indicator table on the right for details)
To stop viewing in Skill gap mode, choose Job Requirement Type = None
Launching Add Action and Add Evidence directly from Gaps Indicators
When you hover over the and Skill gap indicators, in addition to an explanation of what the Indicator means, you will also get an option to Add Action to address the gap and, depending on the circumstances, an option to Add Evidence to support you skill/level selection without having to 1st navigate to your Action Plan or Evidence tabs.
Example:
These pop-up only appear for the Gap Indicators, not for the 
Add Action will always appear if there is one or more skill/level gaps for that skill.
Add Evidence will only appear if you have selected at least one of the indicated skill/level gaps with some level of Proficiency.
This includes during a Skill Edit. i.e. Having selected the skill/level gap with some level of Proficiency, re-hovering over the Gap Indicator (which previously only had Add Action), will include the option to Add Evidence.
Add Action
If you wish to immediately create an Action to address the gap/s, use the Add Action button, which will open an Add Action pop-up in the same way you would add an Action via your Action Plan tab e.g.
Proceed with adding the Action as per: https://skillstx.atlassian.net/wiki/x/gYDlgw
Add Evidence
If you wish to provide Evidence to support your Skill selection, using the Add Evidence button will open up an Add Evidence pop-up in the same way you would add Evidence via your Evidence tab e.g.
Proceed with adding Evidence as per: https://skillstx.atlassian.net/wiki/x/UwDngw
Using the Wizard Wand feature for automated Profile updates
Refer to the following Page: 3.3.2 Using the Wizard Wand feature for automated Profile updates
On this page:
Requirements Profile Key descriptions:
Current selection
Future selection
Key | Colour | Example | Description/Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| White |
| Indicates a skill level that does not pertain to that skill |
Required | Full Blue/Green |   | Indicates a Required skill for the Requirement Profile |
Desirable | Vertical Blue/Green stripes |   | Indicates a Desirable skill for the Requirement Profile |
Skill Gap indicators
Indicator | Description/Usage |
|---|---|
None | Indicates a skill/level present in your profile that is not required in the Job profile |
| A Green Tick indicates a perfect skill/level match This indicates you do have the skill at the Level(s) needed for the role profile as a fully developed professional competency (Competent) |
| A Red Cross indicates a skill/level gap of a Required skill for the Job This indicates a skill Required by the role profile. However it is not included it in your selected profile type (e.g. Self Assessed) as Competent at the required level. Therefore your development action needs that you move from your current selection (e.g. Not Selected or Knowledge or Proficient) to Competent |
| A Red Cross with an accompanying Purple Wand indicates a missing skill/level gap of a Required skill for the job 🪄 This indicates that you have selected that skill but only at higher level/s, and the Job requires Competency for that skill at lower levels as well. A recommendation that you are most likely eligible to select the required lower skill levels as well. Note: It would be prudent read the skill descriptions at the lower levels to satisfy yourself you are also competent at those levels. Clicking on the Wand will issue a prompt asking if you wish to update your Profile with the missing lower skill levels for that skill. If you OK the recommendation, your Profile will be automatically updated with the missing levels and you have the std options to Save or Cancel the changes. Refer: 3.3.2 Using the Wizard Wand feature for automated Profile updates |
| An Orange circle indicates a skill/level gap for a Desirable skill for the Job This indicates that you are missing a Desirable skill for that role profile as Competent at the required level Therefore you may choose to have a development action that moves you from your current selection (e.g. Not Selected or Knowledge or Proficient) to Competent in order to improve your competency for the role, or possibly because as a Future role, you wish to improve your chances of selection. |