SkillsAware Podcast
Welcome to the SkillsAware Podcast – We are a human-centred, AI-powered skills recognition engine transforming how people and organisations understand and grow their capabilities. Each episode features insightful conversations with industry leaders, experts, and innovators who share their knowledge, experiences, and ideas on workforce skills, skills recognition, skills literacy, artificial intelligence, and so much more. Visit our website: skillsaware.com to learn more about us and stay tuned by following us via your podcast app, LinkedIn, or YouTube.
Episodes
11 episodes
Capturing Skills Visibility in Your Industry Webinar Series - Episode 1 - Construction - Moving Beyond the Trade Shortage Illusion
In the first webinar of the series 'Capturing Skills Visibility in Your Industry' titled 'Construction - Moving Beyond the Trade Shortage Illusion', our presenters, Yasmin King and Dr. Mark Keough, showcased how to solve skilled tradespeople sh...
SkillsAware - The Journey So Far 2026
Dan McFadyen, Yasmin King and Dr Mark Keough, Co-Founders of SkillsAware, reflect on the past year of growth and innovation at SkillsAware, exploring how the platform is transforming skills recognition through evidence-based assessment, digital...
The Learner Voice - Skills Visibility Matters
This webinar explores the "wicked problem" of skills visibility, focusing on how validated, skills-first ecosystems empower learners and earners. Panelists from Education Design Lab and SkillsAware/Edalex discuss the XCredit project and SkillsA...
Skills and Standards Webinar Series - Episode 6 - Skills Recognition and Progression
In the sixth webinar of this series, Deb Carr joined Dr. Mark Keough to discuss skills recognition and reform, in particular key discussion points:- What is the value of skills recognition?- How do we recognise similar skills between...
Skills and Standards Webinar Series - Episode 5 - Skills Standards
In the fifth webinar of this series, Dr. Jon Mason joined Dr. Mark Keough to discuss skills standards. The webinar explored skills recognition and reform, unpacking why metadata standards matter, focusing on:- The importance of metadata...
Skills and Standards Webinar Series - Episode 4 - Skills Visibility
In the fourth webinar of this series, Margo Griffith joined Dr. Mark Keough to discuss the skills visibility, including:What would it be like if an organisation could see all the skills its employees have and can deploy?What would b...
Skills and Standards Webinar Series - Episode 3 - Skills & Meaning
In the third webinar of the Skills & Standards Webinar series, Deb Carr joined Dr. Mark Keough to discuss the basics of skills literacy, including:- What if I have a skill in one context – e.g. communications in customer servi...
Skills and Standards Webinar Series - Episode 2 - Skills and Attributes
In the second episode of the Skills & Standards Webinar series, Wendy Palmer, Director of Lifelong Learning Practice, joined Dr. Mark Keough to discuss the essentials of skills and attributes, including:What is the difference betwee...
Skills and Standards Webinar Series - Episode 1 - Introduction to Skills Literacy
In the first webinar of the Skills & Standards Webinar series, Yasmin King joined Dr. Mark Keough to discuss the basics of skills literacy, including:What does skills literacy mean?Why do people have difficulty understanding and...
Empower Your Students for National Skills Week: Discover the Power of Pre-Identified Skills with SkillsAware
In this webinar, SkillsAware Co-Founders Yasmin King and Dr. Mark Keough presented the webinar “Empower Your Students for National Skills Week: Discover the Power of Pre-Identified Skills with SkillsAware.” They detailed how SkillsAware is revo...