Skills

Each module lists the skills it teaches. When you have marked every lesson in a module complete, those skills are added to your account. They show on your portfolio only if you pin them.

How it works

• A skill is earned once. If you already hold it from another course, finishing a module that teaches it adds nothing new.
• Skills you have not pinned are private. Pinned skills show under Skills on your portfolio.
• Skills unlock achievements at 1, 3, 10, 25 and 50 skills. See Achievements.

How to pin a skill

1. 1.

   Open your portfolio and edit it.

2. 2.

   Choose Add Skills in the Skills section.

3. 3.

   Pick the skill. To take one off again, choose Remove from portfolio beside it.

The course-complete page offers the same choice for the skills that course gave you: press a skill to pin it, and again to unpin it.

Rules and limits

• A skill records that you finished a module that teaches it. It is not a credential, as the Credential Policy says.
• The skills on a course page and in "Skills in…" on a category page are what courses teach, for finding courses. The skills on your account are the ones you earned.

If something goes wrong

"The skill was not added to your portfolio. Try again."

Nothing changed. Pick the skill again.

"Complete modules to earn skills"

You have not finished a module yet.