---
title: "About Bramble Skills"
description: "Getting started with Skills"
url: https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6983754-about-bramble-skills
collection: "Skills"
updated: 2025-07-24
language: en
---

# About Bramble Skills

Getting started with Skills

Bramble Skills track an individual's expertise in a particular area. Skills and people's scores are publicly available to encourage sharing and help people find colleagues with necessary skills.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/68819d043496084e4796ea23/20250724172914_5026.png)

Skills are organized into categories, which are configured by the system owner. To get started, we recommend setting up the following categories:

-   **Job Skills - skills that are directly related to Bramble Production Tasks.**
    
-   **Technical Skills - proficiency in using specific software, such as SalesForce, Figma, or Excel.**
    
-   **Soft Skills - non-technical abilities, such as communication, customer service, and leadership.**
    

The system owner has the option to mark skills as [Required](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6984168-required-skills.md) for a team or for the entire organization. Bramble then encourages all users to complete their skill profile by self-scoring on each required skill.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/68819d043496084e4796ea23/20250724172914_9845.png)

Skills are rated on a [6-point scale](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6983762-skill-levels.md), based on the 5-scale Dreyfus model, with an added level for "mastery" to indicate industry expertise or key roles.

1.  **Beginner - Requires close supervision or guidance.**
    
2.  **Advanced Beginner - Has a basic understanding of key aspects of the skill.**
    
3.  **Competent - Has a good working and background knowledge of the area of expertise.**
    
4.  **Proficient - Demonstrates depth of understanding in the discipline and area of practice.**
    
5.  **Expert - Demonstrates excellence with relative ease.**
    
6.  **Master - Recognized as an industry leader and authority in the field.**
    

You can [add any skill](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6984142-how-to-update-a-skills-profile.md) to your profile and score yourself, or your team leader can add/edit your scores. If a skill has been marked as Required for your team and you haven't scored yourself, it will appear as "Incomplete." If you don't have proficiency in a skill yet, it's okay to leave it blank.