Illustrative Reference profiles for a generic digital health care organisation, not official job descriptions. About this reference.

Skills frameworks and career pathways

Using skills and role frameworks, such as this reference, the UK GDaD PCF, and ESCO, to describe roles, assess skills gaps, and build career pathways.

Original to this reference.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • explain what a skills framework is and how it describes roles and levels
  • find the role profile and skills for a job in the framework
2. Working

You can:

  • map job descriptions to framework roles, levels, and skills
  • support staff and managers with skills self-assessments
  • keep career pathway information up to date
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • run skills gap analysis for a team or profession and report the results
  • design career pathways and development routes using framework levels
  • use framework skills to write consistent job descriptions and assessments
4. Expert

You can:

  • set how the organisation uses skills frameworks across professions
  • use skills data to inform workforce, learning, and reward strategy
  • contribute to the development of shared frameworks with other organisations

Closest ESCO skills

Contains ESCO v1.2.1 data (https://esco.ec.europa.eu/). © European Union. Reuse authorised under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Deputy director of peopleHead of people8dPractitioner
HR business partnerHuman resources business partner7Practitioner
Senior HR business partnerHuman resources business partner8aPractitioner
Learning and development coordinatorLearning and development specialist4Awareness
Learning and development officerLearning and development specialist5Working
Learning and development specialistLearning and development specialist6Practitioner
Digital skills leadLearning and development specialist7Expert
Head of learningLearning and development specialist8aPractitioner
Digital talent partnerRecruitment officer5Working