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1 min read •Published Nov 2026 •Updated Nov 2026

What is Skills ontology?

Quick definition: A skills ontology is a model of how skills relate to each other, to roles and to adjacent skills. Where a taxonomy groups and ranks skills, an ontology adds the relationships, which skills a role needs and what the logical next skill is, powering smart recommendations, career pat…

A skills ontology is a model of how skills relate to each other, to roles and to adjacent skills. Where a taxonomy groups and ranks skills, an ontology adds the relationships, which skills a role needs and what the logical next skill is, powering smart recommendations, career pathing and mobility.

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