The Third Edition of the Future Capability Reference Framework concentrates on Human Capability Standards.
These are the non-technical worker and leadership capabilities that will form over 62 per cent of all future job profiles.
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Human Capability Standards
The fourth edition of the Human Capability Standards Reference Framework concentrations on Human Capability Standards. These are the durable, generalist and transferable non-technical capabilities (skills, knowledge and abilities) that will form over 62% of all future job profiles.
The HCS has its foundations in 25 years of international, collaborative research, and forms one of the largest continuous research project covering the skills and capability standards expected by employers in all industries, across all functions, at all levels of work, learning, or career progress.