SkillsNET® and Bearing Point Combine Resources to Provide Skill and Competency Solutions

WAXAHACHIE, TX September 12, 2006 -

SkillsNET is proud to announce that SkillsNET and BearingPoint have finalized a teaming agreement, whereby, both organizations will combine resources to provide SkillObject® and Competency solutions to Federal customers.

Bearing Point will be assigning individuals to become Certified Skills Analysts- a certification where individuals become proficient in the use of SkillsNET's SkillObject Technology. >Each individual will be mentored and shadowed by one of SkillsNET's Industrial Psychology Solution team members. The end goal is to align Bearing Points' Global Human Capital Practice assets with SkillsNET's team to design world class solutions.

About SkillsNET
SkillsNET provides a revolutionary tool suite and consulting service, which allows enterprises to rapidly capture work, worker, and workplace skill data elements (SkillObjects®) and their relationship to performance. The SkillsNET methodology allows employers to capture their workforce environment through web-based applications with minimal worker and capital investment. Highly trained Skills Analysts and Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, available on-site or via phone, assist the employee and employer through the data collection process. At the end of the process, employers receive a detailed analysis of the skill base required in their workforce, the level of skill in the current workforce, and the performance standards needed to operate in today's dynamic environment. SkillsNET methodology is aligned with the Department of Labor O*NET taxonomy. For additional information please visit www.skillsnet.com.