Transferable skills list

Transferable skills span a student's entire Academic career and are not specific to any course or subject-area, unlike Content-area skills. Academic group managers can add Transferable skills and sub-skills in Academics > Grades > Grading setup > Transferable skills.

Select Filter to refine the Transferable skill list by Category.

For more information on Content-area skills and Competency Based Education, see Competency Based Education.

  1. Select Academics > Grades > Grading setup > Transferable skills.

  2. Select Add.

  3. Enter the Transferable skill name.

  4. Enter an optional Code and Description for the skill. The Code is a shorter name to simplify searching for the skill. The Description can be used to explain what the skill is intended for.

  5. To assign optional Categories to the skill, select Select categories. Categories are used to distinguish between different types of Transferable skills.

  6. Select Save or Save and add sub-skill.

Sub-skills can be added after selecting Save and add sub-skill when adding a new skill. To add a sub-skill to an existing skill, expand the skill using the icon on the right, then select Add transferable sub-skill.

  1. Select Academics > Grades > Grading setup > Transferable skills.

  2. Locate the skill you want to add a sub-skill for and expand the skill using the icon on the right.

  3. Select Add transferable sub-skill.

  4. Enter the Transferable sub-skill name

  5. Enter an optional Code and Description.

  6. Select Save.

A skill or sub-skill can only be deleted if it has not been used. Once a skill or sub-skill has been used, you can mark it Inactive.

  1. Select Academics > Grades > Grading setup > Transferable skills.

  2. Select the context menu next to the skill or sub-skill you want to delete or inactivate.

  3. If the skill or sub-skill has not been used, you can select Delete. If the skill or sub-skill has been used, you can select Mark as Inactive.

Tip: To display inactive skills or sub-skills in the list, select Show inactive.

  1. Select Academics > Grades > Grading setup > Transferable skills.

  2. Select Export.