Once you have set up your skill types, you can associate skill items with them.
Go to Quick-access menu > Skills.
Click the name of the skill framework you want to work in.
In the Actions column for the relevant skill 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 skill items settings.
You can also bulk reclassify items within a framework. You can read more about how to do this on the Reclassify skills page of this Help documentation.
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