What are competencies?
Competencies: In Factorial, competencies are a set of learned skills but also, inherent qualities that the employees have and that will directly impact how that employee can perform a determined job.
Set up the Competencies
How to Install the Competencies App?
To set up the Competencies App:
- On your sidebar, click on Discover Factorial → Apps
- Scroll until you find Competencies
- Press on Install App
Competencies settings
- On your sidebar, click on Settings
- Click on Competencies
- Press +Add Competency
- Insert the necessary information to create your main competency:
- Name
- Description
- Values
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👉🏽 By clicking on the (+) button of the main competency, you will be able to create various sub-competencies
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Create competencies with AI
- On your sidebar, go to Employees
- Go to Jobs
- Select a role
- Go to competencies
- Press Autofill by AI
- The competencies suggested will be listed
- Press on Assign
The new competencies will be created and assigned to the role.
Assign competencies to jobs
After creating competencies
- On your sidebar, go to Employees
- Go to Jobs
- Select a role
- Go to competencies
- Press on Assign
- Choose an already created competency of your choice
- Press Submit
How to delete/archive/edit a competency?
To delete a competency:
- On your sidebar, click on Settings
- Click on Competencies
- Click on (...) of the competency of your choice
- Press Delete
- Proceed
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To edit a competency:
- On your sidebar, click on Settings
- Click on Competencies
- Click on (...) of the competency of your choice
- Press Edit competency
- Apply the changes
- Press Save
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To archive a competency:
- On your sidebar, click on Settings
- Click on Competencies
- Click on (...) of the competency of your choice
- Press Archive competency
- Click on Archive
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💡 To unarchive a competency, you must first select in the filter, to see archived competencies and then press on the Press on the folder
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💡 To find an archived competency use the Filter.
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