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A person’s education, experience, and references all provide indicators about what a person knows and what they have done. But, the best way to understand one’s abilities and level of proficiency is to conduct a skills assessment.  \n What is a Skills Assessment?  \nVery simply, a skills assessment is an evaluation of an individual’s ability to perform a specific skill or set of skills. Usually, it’s an evaluation of skills specific to a job or role. Ideally, the assessment captures the level of proficiency for each skill, so you know which participants are new to a skill and which have mastered it.  \nSkills assessments may be conducted in person, online, or a combination of both. They may take the form of a simulation, test, questionnaire, or observation. For example, the skill of “Manages project risks,” could be assessed with this stated requirement:  \n“Able to identify and document risks and assumptions associated with projects. Considers impact on the whole system when identifying risks. Collaborates with others to develop strategies for managing risks and ensures inclusion of input from all key stakeholder groups. Develops and documents contingency plans to reduce or mitigate risk factors.”  \nSkill level could be assessed with proficiency markers of:  \n• Limited  \n• Basic  \n• Intermediate  \n• Advanced  \n• Expert  \nRegardless, you’ll want to conduct standardized, objective reviews, so results of all the assessments can be  \nreliably compared. Many companies use a skills management system like Avilar’s WebMentor Skills™, to create and deliver custom online skills assessments based on job roles across the company. Results are centralized, always current, and readily available.  \nWhen to Use a Skills Assessment Test  \nSome people are strong on education; others are rich in experience. Skills assessment tests give no weight to how employees learned what they know; they measure what employees can do. They are routinely used for a range of hiring and employee development initiatives:  \n• Recruiting: A skills assessment test for employment can help hiring managers narrow down the list of candidates to interview or to decide between finalist candidates for an open position.  \n• Career Development: A jobs skills assessment test can be used to evaluate the performance of current employees, to help confirm that they are strengthening essential skills as they build experience.  \n• Learning and Development: As employees progress along a learning path, a skills assessment test is a simple, objective checkpoint to ensure that the training is effective.  \n• Rapid Adoption of New Skills: Skills are constantly evolving. From effectively participating in video meetings to adopting new protocols or manufacturing procedures, a skills assessment can quickly test whether employees have mastered new, essential skills before they are cleared for the work.  \n• Reskilling and Upskilling: Many employers are encouraging current employees to learn adjacent or entirely new skill sets to help address a talent gap.  \nInside the Employee Skill Matrix  \nSkill assessment reports help managers understand the skills of individuals and teams, as well as identify areas where training is needed. One kind of report, an employee skill matrix, is a grid that maps required job skills to the proficiencies of current employees who need them.  \nArmed with this “map,” it is immediately clear which people have (and which have not) mastered the targeted skills. 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