simple
intuitive
collaborative
A range of modules to help organise and track
Research Postgraduate Activity
MySkills
MyProgress
MyDevelopment
Skills Forge supports Training Needs Analysis against any competence framework such as the JSS* or RDF**, forms the basis for Personal Development Planning and records Progression Meetings between researchers and supervisors.
* Joint Skills Statement
** Researcher Development Framework, (c) 2010 Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited
Enables
students
  • Self-analyse competencies
  • Reflect on their abilities
  • Quickly identify skills gaps
  • Choose and book development activities
    in one click
  • Record their progress
  • Increase their chance of success
  • Signposting the student journey
Enables
supervisors
  • Easily and quickly overview student skills
  • Quickly identify skills gaps in their students
  • Records are always up to date and available
  • Improve overall efficiency
  • Reduce student/supervisor communication barriers
Enables
institutions
  • Progression monitoring
  • Automated course booking system
  • Record interactions for the UK Border Agency
  • Integrates easily with SITS and aids reporting to QAA
  • Provides quantitative data for 'Business Intelligence Reporting'

Software support

Our project-dedicated team provides an accessible and flexible customer-specific service.

We develop bespoke solutions to meet the specific needs of our customers.

Professional support

Our team are fully conversant with the JSS, the QAA Code of Practice and the Roberts Report recommendations.

We are highly experienced within the HEI environment.

Our services include:

  • System requirements capture and design
  • Organisational review and recommendations
  • System implementation
  • Onsite user training
  • System monitoring to meet changing organisational needs
  • System hosting
  • Updates and system improvements with development road map
  • Project management

Our background

Skills Forge has been designed and developed at The University of York. In five years the system has been rolled out to over 100,000 students, supervisors and graduate administrators.

Skills Forge is being used by:

Skills Forge
The Department of Electronics
The University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD

01904 322833

enquiries@skillsforge.co.uk
www.skillsforge.co.uk