Closing the skills gap with skills-first matching: our answer to europe's growing demand for a robust talent pipeline
The (d)Academy skills passport platform is designed to bridge the gap between education and industry, connecting students and professionals who have upskilled in digital fields with companies seeking to fill specific digital skill gaps. The main features are:
- Upskilling and reskilling: (d)Academy offers targeted training to prepare learners for critical roles in today’s digital workforce.
- Skills-first job matching: matches talent based on skills, streamlining the screening process and saving recruiters time by presenting only candidates that are a good match. Skills-first matching prioritises role-specific skills, supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) by reducing biases related to gender, ethnicity, and other irrelevant factors, focusing solely on demonstrated capabilities.
- Precision in skill alignment: candidates are matched based on their fit for each role’s specific requirements, ensuring companies can confidently build teams equipped to deliver from day one. This precision significantly reduces the time spent evaluating unqualified candidates.
- Build a talent pipeline: build your talent pipeline while finding the perfect matches, having a ready pool of skilled candidates to tap into whenever you need. The (d)Academy helps businesses stay competitive in a rapidly changing market.
Inside the platform: the employer journey
Ensuring fairness
Achieve an equitable hiring process. Our DEI-compliant platform presents candidates based on their skills, removing any personal identifiers to support unbiased, skills-first recruitment.
Screening
Quickly identify why a candidate is a strong fit for your role. Relevant criteria are highlighted, allowing you to assess each candidate’s strengths efficiently. Our precise, skills-first matching saves recruiters time by presenting only high-quality candidates that align with the role’s required skills, streamlining the screening process.
Connect with candidates
Invite top talent with a personal message or save time with a default one, ensuring you engage the right fit quickly and effectively. For candidates who’ve already applied, simply accept them into the process with a click.
Interview
Easily track candidates' progress through each interview stage. Candidate details appear only once they accept an invitation or if they’ve previously applied and been accepted. Now you have gained full access to the candidate’s profiles, including their downloadable CV. If a candidate is not the perfect fit right now, add them to your talent pipeline for future roles, ensuring you always have strong candidates at hand.
