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# How to Create a Skill

# How to Create a Skill

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to create a skill
* Creating a skill with proficiency levels
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
Creating a skill adds it to your account's Skills catalogue so it can be attached to learning content and recorded against your people. You can create a plain skill, or a skill that carries the four proficiency levels — beginner, intermediate, advanced and expert.

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## How to create a skill
1. Go to **Settings → Features** and, in the **Skills** section, click **Manage skills** (or go straight to the **Skills** page).
2. Click **Create new skill** in the top right.
3. In the **Add a new skill** dialog, type the skill's name in the **Skill name** field.
4. Decide whether you want proficiency levels (see below), then click **Add new skill**.

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Once created, you'll see a confirmation that a new skill has been created and the skill appears in the catalogue.

> **Note:** Creating a skill is a desktop or tablet action — the **Create new skill** button is hidden on small mobile screens.

## Creating a skill with proficiency levels
The **Include levels** switch controls whether the skill carries proficiency levels:

* **Include levels on** — SuperPath creates the skill at all four levels: **beginner**, **intermediate**, **advanced** and **expert**. In the catalogue the skill shows all four levels as badges. You can then attach whichever level matches a particular learning.
* **Include levels off** — SuperPath creates a single skill with no level.

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> **Good to know:** When **Include levels** is on, all four levels are always created together — you do not create the levels one at a time.

## Things to keep in mind
* A skill's name must be unique within your account. If a skill with that name already exists, SuperPath warns you and does not create a duplicate.
* Proficiency levels are fixed to beginner, intermediate, advanced and expert when you create a skill here. You cannot rename them or add your own. Custom level names arrive only with skills synced from your HR system.
* There is no edit option for a skill after it is created. If you need to change a name, delete the skill and create a new one.
* If you sync skills from HiBob, check the catalogue before creating a skill by hand. A skill you create with the same name as one in your Bob catalogue is taken over by the sync, which makes it read-only and replaces its levels with Bob's.

## FAQs
**What happens if I turn on Include levels?**
SuperPath creates the skill four times — once for each level (beginner, intermediate, advanced and expert). They appear grouped under the one skill name in the catalogue.

**Can I add levels to a skill later?**
There is no edit option to add or change levels afterwards. Delete the skill and recreate it with **Include levels** turned on.

**Why can't I see the Create new skill button on my phone?**
Creating a skill is only available on desktop or tablet. On a small mobile screen SuperPath shows a note asking you to use a larger device.

## Who can do this
**Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers**, **Content Managers** and **Instructors** can create skills. **People Managers**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users cannot.