Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit 2025

Skills-first hiring incorporates skills into the recruitment process, enabling organizations to identify the best candidates, improve job performance and productivity, and promote inclusivity. By using skills taxonomies, organ-izations can map specific skills and proficien-cy levels to job roles, creating a more precise and effective hiring framework. To harness the full potential of skills-first hiring, organizations can refine their job descriptions by: 2 –Consistently emphasizing skills and compe - tencies in job postings. –Clearly dif ferentiating between required and preferred skills. –Removing formal degr ee requirements where appropriate. –Eliminating biased language, using clearterms, and including an equal-access orinclusivity statement. The following is an example of what a skills-based job r ole can look like, developed by SkillsFuture Singapore:5Key insight 5: How to embed skills and proficiency levels in job descriptions Job Role: Designer (Engineering Design) Critical work functions Key tasks Performance expectations Develop technical drawings and engineering designs–Interpr et engineering calculations for di- mensioning in technical drawings to sup-port product and system designs –Cr eate design drawings, schematics and layouts for feasibility, practicability andcompletion timeframe –Cr eate 3D models based on design specifi- cations –Highlight design and engineering gaps intechnical drawings and designs –Ensur e compliance with industry standards and international conventions in drawingsand modelsIn accordance with: Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act; Building Control Act; Fire Safety Act Employ advanced analytics and big data –Sour ce design data from databases and/or existing designs –Pr epare technical and business reports based on data analysis findings Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit 20