Once you have set up your competency types, you can associate competency items with them.
- Go to Quick-access menu > Competencies.
- Click the name of the competency framework you want to work in.
- In the Actions column for the competency click the cog icon (
). - Alongside the Type setting click Change type.
- Next to the type you wish to reclassify the item to click Choose.
- Click Re-classify items to confirm your selection.
- Click Save changes in the competency items settings.

You can also bulk reclassify items within a framework. You can read more about how to do this on the Reclassify competencies page of this Help documentation.
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