Revolutionizing skill matching: The story behind Skill Finder
Skill Finder is a free online open-source tool which we have developed as part of the LCAMP project, to support the collaboration and communication of needs between employers, employees, training providers, and learners within advanced manufacturing. One of the main issues encountered was the lack of a common vocabulary to express the skills needs on one side and the upskilling/reskilling offers on the other. While the ESCO framework already offers a comprehensive vocabulary, partners, and participants within LCAMP reported difficulties in the use of the framework, often finding the search for appropriate skills too time-consuming. We wanted to make use of ESCO’s comprehensive framework while reducing the time needed for the user to search through the framework. Our Skill Finder tool allows users to input titles or descriptions of learning outcomes, courses, or job profiles in their own words and in any of the 27 supported languages, and instantly receive related ESCO skill descriptions. The Skill Finder boasts a database of over 13,000 ESCO skills, resulting in accurate and efficient matching of skills across various sectors and industries.
