How to create a job family
Applies to: all SkillsTrust platform users
You can create a job family to group jobs that need similar skills and knowledge, for example when you are getting started and setting up your job architecture for evaluation.
Solution overview
To create a new job family, navigate to the Job Families tab and click the New Family button.
- Select Job Families from the left-hand menu.

- Click New Family in the top right corner.
- Complete the fields in the pop-up menu.
- You can select a predefined Job Family from the SkillsTrust Job Family Taxonomy, which will auto-populate the Job Family name and description fields.


- You can also add your own family name and description.

- You can select a predefined Job Family from the SkillsTrust Job Family Taxonomy, which will auto-populate the Job Family name and description fields.
- Click Create in the bottom right corner to create your new Job Family. Your new Job Family will now be available for selection on any job profile page.
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