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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Create or Edit Specialties and Subspecialties

Create or Edit Specialties and Subspecialties

Enable specialties for certifications on the
Maintain Skills and Experience Setup
 task.
Security:
  • Set Up: Skills and Experience
     domain in the Worker Profile and Skills functional area.
  • Set Up: Appointment Specialties
     domain in the Academic Faculty functional area.
Use specialties and subspecialties to give context to the certification achievements of workers and academic affiliates. You can:
  • Track them on the worker or affiliate profile.
  • Include them in job requisitions, position restrictions, and job profiles.
  1. Access 1 of these tasks:
    • Create Specialty
      .
    • Edit Specialty
      .
    • Create Subspecialty
      .
    • Edit Subspecialty
      .
  2. Enter a
    Name
     and a
    Code
    .
    The combination of name and code must be unique.
  3. (Optional) To associate this specialty with only predefined certifications, select
    Restrict Specialty Usage
    .
    Use the
    Create Certification
     task to create predefined certifications.
  • Associate 1 or more specialties to a certification on the
    Create Certification
     or
    Edit Certification
     task.
  • Workers and academic affiliates can select the associated specialties and subspecialties on the
    Add Certification
     task when they add a certification achievement to their profile.
  • Search for workers with a specific specialty or subspecialty on the
    Find Workers
     report.
To see worker certifications with specialties and subspecialties, access the
Worker Certifications with Specialties
 report.