Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit 2025

The Global Skills Taxonomy can be cross- walked with other international taxonomies, such as O*NET, enabling organizations to compare skills consistently across systems and facilitating seamless data integration. In cross-walking, it is common to encounter in- stances where a single skill in one taxonomy maps to multiple skills in another. This often happens because taxonomies may define skills with varying degrees of detail or breadth depending on their specific purpose. In these cases, aligning the skill with the closest matches based on their definitions, or consol- idating them under broader skill categories, can help maintain relevance while accommo- dating differences in scope.Working with others Empathy and active listening 2.A.1.b. Active Listening Service orientation 2.B.1.f. Service Orientation Teaching, mentoring and coaching 2.B.1e. Instructing 2.A.2.c. Learning StrategiesKey insight 11: How to cross-walk skills taxonomies Global Skills Taxonomy Level 2 Global Skills Taxonomy Level 3 O*NET Skills Taxonomy Leadership and social influence 2.B.1.b. Coordination 2.B.1.d. Negotiation 2.B.1.c. Persuasion Learn more about the World Economic Forum Education 4.0 Taxonomy and the cross-walk with the Global Skills Taxonomy. Find on our website the cross-walk between the Global Skills Taxonomy and O*NET skills taxonomy Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit 35