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Do you feel out of place in your job, but don’t know where to turn?
We’ll explain why a skills assessment can help you make your plans a reality.
What is a skills assessment?
A skills assessment is an analysis of an individual’s professional and personal skills. It is also based on the person’s potential. A skills assessment allows for personal reflection in order to determine a professional project.
A person may be led to carry out a skills assessment with the aim of changing job or profession, to implement a training project or simply to take stock of their needs and desires.
This process is carried out by a counsellor authorised by a particular organisation, who schedules interviews, personality tests, exercises, workshops, etc
A skills assessment is eligible for the personal training account (CPF). However, when employees use their CPF for a skills assessment, they must ask for their employer’s agreement. The cost of a skills assessment will be borne by the employer on the sole condition that the employee does not use the CPF.
The principle of a skills assessment
The objective of a skills assessment will be based on various points:
- Learning about oneself in order to know oneself better.
- To understand the reasons that lead the individual to carry out a skills assessment.
- Determining the participant’s desires and needs.
- Giving the participant tips for success in the assessment.
On average, a skills assessment lasts a few weeks, with one to two hours of interviews per week or twice a month. However, the total duration of support should not exceed 24 hours. It will be possible to carry out a skills assessment during working hours or outside working hours if the employee does not want his or her employer to be aware of this event.
How does a skills assessment take place?
There are three phases in the process of carrying out a skills assessment:
- The analysis phase: this consists of studying the request, examining the employee’s needs and expectations. The counsellor will also check the employee’s motivation and involvement.
- The investigation phase: the counsellor will take stock of all professional and personal skills, and analyse whether their needs and desires are relevant to the project they want.
- The conclusion phase: this phase corresponds to the conclusion of all the analyses made previously.
Depending on the participant’s expectations, the assessment may reveal whether he/she will have the necessary skills to evolve in his/her job, or to determine the sector of activity, if the request was to change professional career.
What are the advantages of a skills assessment?
A skills assessment is a tool that will allow you to get to know yourself better, both professionally and personally. A skills assessment has several advantages, namely
- The evaluation of skills, in the context of a job search.
- The possibility of taking stock of oneself on a professional level and one’s real desires.
- The chance to reorientate oneself and work in a profession that better matches one’s profile.
- The opportunity to develop within the company.
- The opportunity to do professional training with the aim of obtaining a diploma in order to deepen or evolve in a career.
