Skills ontology
The guide defines the maintained Skills Cloud collection, duplicate and synonym handling, and external-skill equivalence mapping.
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- 29 Aug 2026
- Last reviewed
SKL / reviewed 29 Aug 2026
Workday Skills Cloud: Skills & internal mobility
Skills ontology, worker skills, inferred and validated skills, matching, reporting, and talent-process integration.
Product visuals
Workday Skills Cloud official visual
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Official product visualBuyer fit
Workday customers creating a common skills foundation across HCM and talent processes.
Documentation access
The Administrator Guide and public product documentation are now available without login, alongside developer and release resources.
Capability ledger
8 documented claims
Skills inference
Machine-learning suggestions draw on job profiles, projects, position history, and other worker signals.
Skills profiles
Workers can maintain skills, proficiency self-assessments, sources, and structured assessments on profiles.
Opportunity marketplace
No explicit evidence found in the reviewed Skills Cloud product-specific material. This is not evidence that the capability is absent.
Skills gaps and planning
No explicit evidence found in the reviewed Skills Cloud product-specific material. This is not evidence that the capability is absent.
Workflow and configuration
No explicit evidence found in the reviewed Skills Cloud product-specific material. This is not evidence that the capability is absent.
Reporting and analytics
The guide documents skills filters, candidate and worker search reports, and custom skill-assessment reporting.
Roles, permissions, and audit
Specific person-data, self-service, setup, skill-level, and skill-source security domains are listed.
Integrations and API
Official web services cover external mappings, skill profiles, skills, and worker skill maintenance.
Self-service and mobile
Workers can add, edit, assess, and receive suggested skills through self-service.
Localization and compliance
No explicit evidence found in the reviewed Skills Cloud product-specific material. This is not evidence that the capability is absent.
AI and automation
Workday explicitly describes machine-learning suggestions and AI-generated skill descriptions.
Packaging notes
- The guide notes that feature availability can depend on the customer's subscription agreement and enabled innovation service.
Geography notes
- Workday-delivered skill descriptions are documented as English-only at the reviewed date; buyers should validate translation coverage.
Source register
6 official sources reviewed
Workday product evidence · product page Workday HCM Administrator Guide · admin guide Workday developer documentation · developer documentation Workday Skills Cloud setup considerations · admin guide Workday discovered product documentation · product documentation Workday discovered product documentation · product documentation