After you have created a competency you may later want to make changes to it. You can edit any of the competencies in your framework by following these steps:
- Go to Quick-access menu > Competencies.
- Click the name of the competency framework you wish to update.
- Click the edit icon (
) in the Actions column for the corresponding competency item. - Make the required changes to the settings.
- Click Save changes.

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