This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to manage skills using the platform's skill management features. It covers navigating the skill taxonomy, creating and editing skills, and utilizing different views and search functionalities.

Who can use this feature?

Available for users with role Author, Curation Admin, Owner.
Learn more about roles and permissions here.
Available on All Plans
Available on Desktop

Accessing the skill management section

To manage skills, click on Skill management in the navigation menu on the left side of the platform. This will open the Skill taxonomy section.

Understanding the skill taxonomy

The skill taxonomy is a structured representation of skills, organized into different levels of granularity: skills, chapters, and atoms. You can learn more about the concept of skill taxonomies here.

Note: Within the skill taxonomy, we call the individual elements items (skills, chapters, and atoms).

Viewing options

You can choose between two viewing options in the top right corner of the page to display the skill taxonomy:

List view: Displays all skills in a tabular format, showing various levels of granularity.
Tree view: Displays skills hierarchically, allowing you to expand and collapse different levels, similar to a computer folder structure.

Tip: While the tree view provides a better visual overview, the list view is mainly suitable for applying the various filters.

Searching the skill taxonomy

To efficiently locate skills within the skill taxonomy, utilize the search functionality available in both the list view and tree view. The search field is located at the top left of the interface. Enter a search term, such as "Agile Management".

In the list view: Skills, chapters, or atoms with titles matching or containing the search term will appear in the list view.
In the tree view: All skills matching the search term will be displayed. Skills with chapters or atoms matching the search term will also appear, even if the skill itself does not directly match. When a skill/chapter is expanded, chapters/atoms matching the search term are highlighted, while non-matching chapters/atoms are grayed out.

Filtering the skill taxonomy

Enhance your search results by applying various filters available in both the list and the tree view.

List view filters

Quick filter: Distinguish between skills, chapters, and atoms using the quick filter options.
Advanced filter:
1. Click the Filter list button to open a window with additional filtering options.
  - Taxonomy levels: Choose from skills, chapters, or atoms.
  - Language: Filter by language, such as German or English.
  - Curated by: Display items curated by specific organizations or your own.
  - Created by: Filter items created by specific users.
  - Last updated by: Filter items last updated by specific users.
2. Apply filters by clicking Apply filters.
3. Optional: Reset filters using Reset Filters.

Tree view filters

In the tree view, a quick filter at the top right allows you to display only skills owned by your organization. By default, this filter is inactive, showing all active skills, including those from the out-of-the-box taxonomy provided by edyoucated (only if it's activated in your organization).

Creating skills

There are several methods to add new skills, chapters, and atoms. Each method offers unique advantages depending on your workflow preferences.

Method 1: Using the list view or tree view

Navigate to either the List view or Tree view of the taxonomy.
Click the + Taxonomy item button located at the top right.
In the popup, choose the taxonomy level (Skill, Chapter, or Atom) and enter a title. The title is a required field. Note: For chapter and atoms, you may also select the parent item.
Click Create item. A notification will appear at the bottom right confirming the creation. The new item will also appear in the list view, marked with a New badge.

Method 2: Directly in the tree view

Navigate to the Tree view of the taxonomy.
Click the pencil icon to switch to edit mode.
To add items on the same level: Hover above, below, or between existing skill items to reveal a plus icon and click it.
To add items of a lower level, click + to create a new chapter/atom.
Enter the title in the popup, and click Create item. The new item will be added directly in the tree.

Note: Chapters or atoms can only be added to parents items that were created by your organization. It is not possible to add chapter or atoms to parent items that belong to the edyoucated out-of-the-box taxonomy. In edit mode, a filter is automatically set for this purpose so that you can only see the items of your organization.

Method 3: Using the relationships section

Navigate to the details page of the desired parent item (skill or chapter).
Click Edit in the Relationships section.
You can add existing chapters/atoms or create new ones. Enter the title and click Create chapter/Create atom .

Method 4: Using the AI assistant

Via the tree view

Navigate to the Tree view of the taxonomy.
Click the pencil icon to switch to edit mode.
Expand the desired parent item (a skill or chapter).
Click Generate chapters or Generate atoms.
A modal will display suggested items. Remove any unwanted suggestions by clicking the X.
1. Optional: Use Try again to generate new suggestions or Generate more to add more options to the list.
After reviewing, click Create chapters or Create atoms to add them.

Via the relationships section

Navigate to the details page of the desired parent item (skill or chapter).
Click Edit in the Relationships section.
Click Generate chapters or Generate atoms.
A modal will display suggested items. Remove any unwanted suggestions by clicking the X.
1. Optional: Use Try again to generate new suggestions or Generate more to add more options to the list.
After reviewing, click Create chapters or Create atoms to add them.

Benefits of different methods

Method	Benefits
List/Tree view	Quick access and straightforward item creation.
Tree view direct	Visual placement and immediate context for new items.
Relationships section	Directly manage and link related items.
AI assistant	Automated suggestions and batch creation.

Editing skills

Editing skill details

To edit the details of a skill, follow these steps:

Click on a skill item in the list view or tree view to navigate to the skill detail page.
In the Details section, click the Edit button to modify the title and description. You can also click Generate description to automatically generate a description.
1. Optionally, add keywords to refine the description generation.
2. You can discard the suggestion, adjust keywords, or generate a new suggestion.
Click Save to store the updated details.

Managing relationships

The Relationships section allows you to manage connections between skills, chapters, and atoms.

Click on a skill item in the list view or tree view to navigate to the skill detail page.
In the Relationship section, click Edit to enter the editing mode.
Manage children:
- For skills, select and add chapters as children.
- For chapters, select the parent skill and add atoms as children.
- For atoms, define the parent chapter and set prerequisite atoms if necessary.
Click Save to confirm the changes.

Configuring content for atoms

Atoms have additional content settings that can be configured in the Content tab.

Lessons

In the Lessons section, click Edit to add learning materials. These are automatically divided into lessons based on their purpose, such as educational or inspirational materials.
Click Save to store the added materials.

Tip: Learn more about the creation of materials here.

Questions

There are two types of questions that can be added to atoms: self-assessment and knowledge review.

Self-assessment questions: Used to determine if learners have already mastered the atom. You can manually enter a question or generate one using the AI assistant.
Knowledge review questions: Used to assess understanding after learning. Select from existing questions or create a new one.

Tip: Learn more about the creation of questions here.

Additional settings

Select if the atom is mandatory. Mandatory atoms are always included in adaptive learning paths and not assessed, i.e., the cannot be skipped by learners. For example, this is useful for showing learning path introductions, summaries, or outlooks.

Deleting skills

Note: Only items created within your organization can be deleted. Items from the edyoucated out-of-the-box taxonomy cannot be removed.

In the list view:
1. Hover over an entry in the list to reveal a trash icon .
2. Click it to open a pop-up for deletion.
3. Confirm the deletion by clicking on Delete skill.
In the tree view:
1. Enter edit mode by clicking the edit icon .
2. Hover over an item to display the trash icon .
3. Click it to open a pop-up for deletion.
4. Confirm the deletion by clicking on Delete skill.

Note: Deleting a skill will also delete all its children. To prevent taxonomy structure issues, you might want to remove all children relationships before trying to delete a skill or chapter that has children assigned.

Language settings

If your organization supports multiple languages, ensure you are working in the correct language. Use the language button at the top right to switch between languages, such as English and German. This setting affects the language in which new skills are created or existing skills are edited.

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