Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit 2025

Cross-walking skills taxonomies is essential for aligning on a common language of skills and fostering collaboration among stakehold-ers. For example, cross-walking taxonomies can allow to bridge the disconnect that some-times exists between youth and adult learning, demonstrating how the skills acquired during school years continue to evolve in the work-place. The World Economic Forum’s Education 4.0 Taxonomy defines the abilities, skills and at-titudes needed for a future-ready education system. Fully aligned with the Forum’s Glob-al Skills Taxonomy, it ensures a consistent framework that connects early education to workplace-relevant skills, offering a continu-ous development pathway from school to ca-reer. The following is an example for a group of skills: 4Key insight 11: How to cross-walk skills taxonomies Working with others Empathy and active listening Service orientation Teaching, mentoring and coachingEmpathy Asking questions Giving and receiving feedback Following instructions and procedures Assisting and supporting co-workers TeachingL1 Attitudes & Values / L2 Self-regulatory (Intra-personal) / L3 Empathy & Kindness L1 Abilities & Skills / L2 Social (In- terpersonal) / L3 Communication L1 Abilities & Skills / L2 Social (In- terpersonal) / L3 Communication L1 Abilities & Skills / L2 Social (Interpersonal) L1 Abilities & Skills / L2 Social (Interpersonal) L1 Abilities & Skills / L2 Social (Interpersonal)Global Skills Taxonomy Level 2Global Skills Taxonomy Level 3Global Skills Taxonomy Level 4 Education 4.0 Skills Taxonomy Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit 33