Utility
Using SkillObject Designer, organizations can capture scientifically rigorous and contextually rich information about their work and workers. To facilitate direct comparisons between different jobs, this information is directly linked to standardized taxonomies from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), the Department of Labor’s national standard for describing occupational work. Most importantly, SOD enables users to define a job’s SkillObjects™ – the occupational skills needed for successful job performance. Specifically, SkillObjects are defined as measurable, detailed descriptions of occupational skills that people utilize in accomplishing work.
SkillObject Designer provides the next paradigm in understanding work by using an Internet-based job/task analysis process eliminating the need to have workers travel, thereby minimizing lost time from work and travel. SkillObjects technology provides a valid framework to define unique tasks, tools, and knowledge requirements to perform Critical Work Functions (CWF’s). Unlike job titles or classifications CWF’s can be standardized to represent work for one or more job titles. The New Economy worker must be cross-trained to meet performance demands, and interventions pointed to CWF’s are more efficient and measurable. Knowledge of the appropriate CWF’s and SkillObjects required to perform work, regardless of the job title, allows management to leverage performance capacity.
Using workers that perform the work is central to the SkillObjects process. It has been learned that if a worker is asked, “what do you do”, the worker will often rely upon his or her memory of recent tasks and is unable to provide a comprehensive description of critical tasks and duties performed. To help the worker the SkillObjects process uses an intelligent queuing technique that challenges the worker to think critically about their work. This is accomplished by using a series of well-designed templates. The templates begin with broad descriptions of work and continue until the worker has developed a comprehensive list of tasks, tools, knowledges, skills, and abilities, all of which are evaluated and surveyed by other workers and placed in the SkillObjects database.
Harnessing SkillObjects data, via SkillObject Designer, provides management with valuable knowledge and insight to workforce development needs. The SkillObjects database can be used to improve training & development content, performance measurement tools, and job recruitment and placement systems.
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Highlights & Benefits
Flexibility
Organizations can access SkillsNET’s® workforce analysis solutions 24/7 from any location with Internet access, maximizing flexibility and minimizing work disruptions.
Checks and Balances
Includes inputs from top performing job incumbents, supervisors, and trained job analysts, providing a system of checks and balances and a more comprehensive analysis solution.
Speed
Organizations can capture job information in days or weeks rather than over many months, minimizing down-time and maximizing productivity on the job.
Use of Legacy Data
Inclusion of pre-existing job information from any number of sources increases the fidelity with prior job analysis and description efforts and reduces the time required to analyze the job.
Standardization
All jobs are analyzed using a standardized process and taxonomies from the U.S. Department of Labor, facilitating multiple comparisons across jobs.
Integration with O*NET
Fully integrated with the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), the U.S. Department of Labor’s standard for describing jobs.
Identification of Critical Components
SkillObject Designer allows organizations to identify which work characteristics and worker attributes are most critical to successful job performance.