V Skill HF-D6.2-005 transversal 8 skills

Professional currency and specialist literature

Follows developments in the own profession through literature, guidelines and networks and works relevant new insights into own practice.

How hrmforce measures this

A collection of prior work or results, assessed against fixed criteria.

Level	Behaviour at this level
N1 Guided	Reads the professional information received and names which part matters for the own work. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient	Tracks sources and guidelines structurally, weighs their quality and adapts the own working method to new insights. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading	Assesses the state of the field, weighs conflicting research and determines which guidelines the organisation will follow from now on. 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.

These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.

T	Skill	Definition	Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
V	Keeping up with professional literature Professional reading	Reads professional journals, guidelines and publications in the own field at a regular pace.	stable
V	Adopting a revised guideline or standard Guideline updates	Follows changes in guidelines, standards or legislation and adjusts own practice accordingly.	rising
V	Converting conference visits into practice Conference follow through	Turns insights from a conference or seminar into a concrete improvement and shares it with colleagues.	stable
V	Following webinars or podcasts for the profession Webinars and podcasts	Uses webinars, podcasts and online lectures to keep up with developments in the profession.	rising
V	Using a professional network or association Professional networks	Maintains contact with peers and uses meetings and forums to exchange knowledge.	rising
V	Selecting and filtering news sources Source curation	Chooses a limited number of reliable sources and newsletters and deliberately drops the rest.	rising
V	Reading and weighing a research article Critical appraisal	Reads a research article, judges design and reliability and determines what it means for practice.	rising
V	Tracking reregistration and accreditation points Continuing professional development	Tracks which continuing education counts for professional registration and submits the evidence in time.	stable