Creating and Managing Skills

Overview

Creating and managing skills is essential to building a meaningful skills framework in Learn Amp. This article covers how to add skills to your library, organise them effectively, and maintain them over time.

Whether you're starting from scratch or refining an existing taxonomy, you'll find everything you need to build a skills library that supports learning and development across your organisation.

Functionality Breakdown

Adding Skills

You can add skills to your library in several ways:

• Manual creation – Add individual skills one at a time

• CSV import – Bulk import skills from a spreadsheet

• AI generation – Use the Taxonomy Generator to create skills automatically

Managing Skills

Once skills are in your library, you can:

• Enable/disable – Control which skills are available for users to select

• Edit details – Update names, descriptions, and translations

• Organise – Assign skills to categories for easier browsing

• Link – Connect related skills together

Key Concepts

Pre-requisites

To create and manage skills, you'll need:

• Skills feature enabled on your account

• Access to the Manage Skills area

Required User Roles

Quick Start Guide

Accessing Skills Management

1. Click Manage in the sidebar

2. Select Skills

3. You'll see the Manage Skills interface with tabs for Skills and Skill Categories

Creating a New Skill

1. Click + Add skill in the top right

2. Enter the skill details:

   • Name – A clear, descriptive name

   • Description – Optional context about the skill

   • Categories – Select one or more categories

   • Related skills – Link to complementary skills

3. Click Save

💡 Tip: Keep skill names concise and consistent. "Project Management" is better than "Managing Projects and Programmes Effectively".

Editing an Existing Skill

1. Find the skill in the list (use search or filters)

2. Click the skill name or the edit icon

3. Update the details as needed

4. Click Save

Enabling and Disabling Skills

To enable a skill:

1. Find the disabled skill in the list

2. Click the three-dot menu (⋮)

3. Select Enable

To disable a skill:

1. Find the enabled skill in the list

2. Click the three-dot menu (⋮)

3. Select Disable

⚠️ Warning: Disabling a skill hides it from selection but doesn't remove existing ratings. Users who already have the skill will retain their data.

Searching and Filtering Skills

Use the filters at the top of the page to find specific skills:

• Search – Find skills by name

• Category – Filter by skill category

• Status – Show enabled, disabled, or all skills

FAQs

Q: Can I delete a skill entirely?
Yes, but use caution. Deleting a skill removes all associated data including user ratings. Consider disabling instead to preserve historical data.

Q: How many skills should we have?
There's no magic number. Focus on skills relevant to your organisation. Quality over quantity—a focused library of 50–100 well-defined skills is often more useful than hundreds of vague ones.

Q: Can I rename a skill without losing data?
Yes. Editing a skill's name preserves all existing ratings and associations.

Q: What happens if I disable a skill someone has rated?
Their rating is preserved, but the skill won't appear when they try to add new skills. They won't lose their existing data.

Q: Can skills have multiple names or translations?
Yes. Skills support translations for multi-language environments. Access translation settings when editing a skill.

Troubleshooting