> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.skillsdb.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> Your quick-start guide to managing skills, tracking growth, and advancing your career with SkillsDB.

# Welcome to SkillsDB

## Welcome! 👋

SkillsDB is your organization's skills intelligence and analytics platform. It helps you track your skills, complete assessments, find training opportunities, and plan your career growth — all in one place.

This guide will help you get up and running quickly.

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# Getting Started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign In & Set Up Your Profile">
    After receiving your login credentials, sign in and complete your profile. Add your current role, department, and any skills you already have.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete Your Skills Self-Assessment">
    Your organization may have a self-assessment ready for you. Rate your proficiency across the skills relevant to your role — this helps identify strengths and growth areas.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Explore Your Skills Profile">
    Visit your skills profile to see your skill levels, gaps, and recommendations. This is your personal dashboard for growth.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Browse Training & Certifications">
    Discover training courses and certifications that can help you close skill gaps and advance your career.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set Career Goals">
    Use the Careers feature to explore career paths within your organization and see what skills you need to get there.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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# Key Features for You

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Your Skills Profile" icon="user" href="/user-guide/getting-started">
    View and manage your skills, complete self-assessments, and track your progress over time.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Training & Learning" icon="graduation-cap" href="/user-guide/training">
    Find training courses and learning plans assigned to you or available across your organization.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Certifications" icon="certificate" href="/user-guide/certifications">
    Track your certifications, upload proof of completion, and stay on top of expiration dates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Career Paths" icon="route" href="/user-guide/careers">
    Explore career opportunities and see exactly which skills you need to reach your next role.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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# Helpful Resources

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Core Concepts" icon="lightbulb" href="/core-concepts/proficiency">
    Learn about proficiency levels, skill gaps, the skills matrix, and how everything connects.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Explore Your Org" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/explore-your-org/skills">
    Search and browse skills, careers, certifications, training, and experts across your organization.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tutorials" icon="play" href="/tutorials/ai-transformation">
    Common workflows like completing assessments, finding training, etc.
  </Card>

  <Card title="FAQs" icon="circle-question" href="/user-guide/faq">
    Answers to the most common questions from SkillsDB users.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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# What You Can Do with SkillsDB

* **Track skills across your organization** — Define skills libraries, assign them to people, and monitor proficiency levels
* **Run assessments** — Self-assessments for individuals and manager assessments for team leads, with configurable grading scales
* **Manage certifications** — Track certificate lifecycles, expirations, and required renewals
* **Build learning plans** — Create and assign learning resources to help people grow their skills
* **Analyze skill gaps** — Identify where your teams need development and plan upskilling initiatives
* **Manage training** — Track training activities, approve training requests, and monitor training expirations across your teams
* **Conduct surveys** — Create and distribute surveys to collect feedback from your workforce
* **Explore your organization** — Search for experts, browse skills and careers, and find training resources
* **Upload and manage files** — Store documents, certificates, and other files on your profile for easy access and sharing
* **Generate reports** — Skills matrices, training matrices, analytics dashboards, and exportable data

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# Who Uses SkillsDB

| Role               | What They Do                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Users**          | Manage their skills profile, complete self-assessments, build learning plans, upload certifications, respond to surveys, upload files |
| **Managers**       | View their team, run assessments, analyze skills and training, track certifications, approve promotions                               |
| **Administrators** | Configure the platform, manage libraries, set up careers, create surveys, import/export data                                          |

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# Need Help?

<Info>
  If you run into any issues or have questions, reach out to your organization's SkillsDB administrator or contact [SkillsDB Support](https://www.skillsdb.com/support).
</Info>