Defining qualification codes

Set up your qualification codes before you establish qualifications for a company, job or position. Use qualifications to track complete employee information, to search for able candidates, and to assess gaps between employees' qualifications and the requirements of the job.

To define a qualification code

Access HR Code Setup (HR04.1) and click the HR Codes button.

Note: Your organization defines what is meant by an Ability, a Skill, Knowledge, and Other Attributes.

In the HR Codes (HR04.2) Type field, select the code category that you want to define and then select the Inquire form function.


For	Enter	Inquire to access
Abilities	AB	Competency (HR81.4)
Certification	CE	Certification (HR81.6)
Education	ED	Education Degree (HR81.1)
Knowledge	KN	Competency (HR81.4)
Skill	SK	Competency (HR81.4)
Other Attributes	OA	Competency (HR81.4)

Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

Code

Type a code for information you want to track.

Description

Type the description to further define the information.

Status

Select if the code is active or inactive.

Web Available

Select if the employee can view or update the qualification on the web.

Web Supervisor Available

Select if the supervisor can view or update the qualification on the web.

The Level field on Education Degree (HR81.1) is used to determine whether gaps exist.
Select the Add form function.

Options for assigning competencies

For the competency types Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, and Other Attributes, you can assign competencies by clicking on the Competency Proficiency button located on Competency (HR81.4). Assigning proficiency values to competency codes