Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit 2025

The taxonomy may be used to define proficiency levels for emerging skills, which can enable better assessment of skill levels and gaps, and help learning providers better align content to talent needs. The following is an example of proficiency levels for a Level 4 skill of the Global Skills Taxonomy: Cybersecurity and application security.Key insight 4: Set common standards through proficiency levels Foundational Understands basic cybersecu-rity principles and common se-curity threats –Can identify and follow basiccybersecurity practices –A ware of fundamental secu- rity policies and compliancerequirementsExperienced In-depth understanding of cy-bersecurity frameworks –Familiar with common net - work and application vulner - abilities –Pr oficient in using security tools –Ability to identify and mitigatesecurity risks in applications,networks and systemsAdvanced –Expert knowledge of advancedcybersecurity techniques –Specializes in advanced ap - plication security practices –Expertise in cryptographicmethods, identity and accessmanagement (IAM), and riskmanagement frameworks –Deep understanding of compli - ance requirements and expe-rience in implementing enter - prise-level security strategies –Pr oficient in security automa- tion and orchestration toolsSkill descriptor by proficiency levelsSkill name Cybersecurity and application security (level 4) Skill descriptor Using technologies, processes and practices to protect computers, networks, programmes and data from unauthorized access or attacks that are aimed at exploitation. Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit 19