Competency settings
- 05 Apr 2022
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Competency settings
- Updated on 05 Apr 2022
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When creating or editing a competency item you will notice that the settings are broken into three tabs:
- General: The general settings for the competency
- Linked courses: Where you can link courses to your competency
- Achievement paths: You can set the path to achieving a particular rating for the competency (Totara Perform only)
The general settings allow you to configure each competency item, including who can assign it.
| Setting | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Framework | This field cannot be edited and simply shows the selected competency framework. | This field cannot be edited and simply displays information. |
| Parent | The parent competency allows you to build parent/child relationships between the individual competency items in your hierarchy framework. You must have at least one competency item set up in your framework for this option to be available. The default value is Top. | This option will not appear on the first competency item you create within a framework, however it will be available for all subsequent ones or when editing the initial one (after creating subsequent items). |
| Full name | Enter the name of the competency item. | - |
| ID number | The ID number is a unique number used to represent the competency. | If you try to use an ID that already exists you will get the following validation error: Record with this ID number already exists. |
| Description | Presents a free-text field for providing more details about this competency. This data is displayed when viewing the hierarchy listing, and the individual competency page. | - |
| Type | Choose whether you want to set a competency type. Types are containers for custom fields. When you assign a competency to a type, the competency inherits the custom fields associated with it. This is an optional field which can be left blank or set later. | If a competency is assigned a type it inherits any custom fields that have been assigned to that type. This allows you to organise metadata relating to your competencies and only show the fields that each type of competency needs. |
| Scale | This is the competency scale that is used in the competency framework. The competency scale is set in the competency framework. Only one competency scale can be used in each framework. | This field cannot be edited and simply displays information. |
| Non-admin assignment availability | You can choose who can assign this particular competency by ticking one or more of the following:
| - |
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