SkillObjects® Go Green.  

WAXAHACHIE, TX June 15, 2008 -

SkillsNET announced today the Texas Labor Market & Career Information (LMCI) unit of the Texas Workforce Commission and the SkillObject® Technology group will voluntarily collaborate to identify key skills for green collar jobs in Texas. Exploring green technologies and green collar worker skill requirements will be of significant importance as the workforce and labor market becomes more aware of green jobs and careers.

Using LMCI experts and industry C-Management as advisors SkillsNET will transform its Global Skills Content Library (GSCL) to include SkillObjects for green jobs. Alignment of emerging green skills to college courses, certifications, and career options will provide individuals seeking green related careers with a pathway to success.   The completed Green GSCL will provide the following;

1. More transparent and flexible labor market, with clear market signals and greater ability to respond to global industry trends
2. More portable skills through green related certification systems
3. Greater efficiency in skills acquisition for green jobs
4. More variety in training solutions
5. Institutionalized articulation of competitive workforce needs by industry to training providers

SkillObjects are Occupational Skills that contain tasks, tools, and resources required to perform work at requisite performance levels and contain enabling metadata (knowledge, skills, abilities, motivation, etc.). Redefining green jobs using SkillObjects will give employers an edge on performance and market presence.

About SkillsNET
SkillsNET offers an innovative SkillObject® suite of tools for Human Capital initiatives; Social Network and Organizational Network analysis; Human Systems Integration (HSI); Skill Standards; and Competency Management, which allows enterprises to have a unique visibility to the capability, capacity, and competence of its structured and unstructured workforce.  The SkillsNET approach 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 tool integration process. For additional information please visit www.skillsnet.com