V Skill HF-D1.6-003 transversal 9 skills
Methodical working
Follows a fixed and traceable method for tasks, with steps, documentation and checks, so that others can repeat the work.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- On-the-job observation
- hrmforce instrument
- Competency Check, Work sample test
- Competency (50-framework)
- Discipline
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- stable
Structured workplace observation with a form based on behavioural anchors.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Completes the steps of a prescribed procedure in the right order and records the result. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Chooses a suitable method for a new task, records the steps and sticks to them under time pressure. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Writes the working methods for the field, has them tested in practice and revises them at fixed moments. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Following a work instruction Following work instructions · Procedural compliance | Carries out a task exactly per the established instruction and reports deviations instead of improvising. | stable |
| V | Writing a work instruction Writing work instructions · SOP writing | Writes an instruction with steps, materials and check points a colleague can follow without explanation. | stable |
| V | Working through the PDCA cycle PDCA cycle · Plan do check act | Plans an improvement, carries it out, measures the effect and adjusts the approach accordingly. | stable |
| V | Drawing up a step by step plan Step by step plan · Work plan | Splits an assignment into consecutive steps with a result and an owner per step. | stable |
| V | Documenting work reproducibly Reproducibility · Audit trail | Records sources, choices and operations so that another person can reproduce the outcome. | rising |
| V | Maintaining document version control Version control · Document control | Keeps versions, changes and approvals of documents so it is always clear which version applies. | stable |
| V | Tracking progress in a log Work log · Progress log | Records per day or task what was done, what is outstanding and which particulars occurred. | declining |
| V | Standardising a way of working Standard work · Work standardisation | Selects the best of existing methods, records it as the standard and moves the team onto it. | stable |
| V | Applying 5S to the workplace 5S · Workplace organisation | Organises the workplace by sort, set in order, shine, standardise and sustain and maintains that. | stable |