Building standards - digital competency assessment system: options appraisal

Appendix 10.1 Digital CAS User Requirements

Table 10.1 Prioritised User Requirements for Digital CAS

Must have

• Digital CAS should identify skills gaps and provide a direct link to online training platform
• Digital CAS should be available at all times
• Digital CAS should show career progression chart and information
• Digital CAS needs to save user's progress as they complete assessment in iterations
• Digital CAS should have a 'Not Applicable' option for questions
• Handbook and toolkit should be integrated and viewable on the same page so that the user does not need to cross reference
• Guidance to CAS should be simpler and easier to read
• Digital CAS accessibility should comply with WCAG
• Digital CAS needs to produce reports
• Digital CAS needs to be easy to navigate and provide a good user experience (e.g. without having to scroll left to right)
• Digital CAS needs to have same style as LABSS website to ensure a consistent user experience

Should have

• Direct links from identified skills gap to the equivalent training on VLE
• Include Graduate Apprentices and Trainees in the framework
• Digital CAS should show skills development progress/action against an identified skill gap
• A user should be able to log into LABSS website, Digital CAS and VLE using the same credentials

Could have

• Digital CAS should have a 'Not Applicable' option for whole sections
• Digital CAS/VLE could include status of learning, learning module completion, dates for courses and completion of courses
• Digital CAS should include links from year to year results for comparisons

Won't have

• Combine annual performance review and CAS
• Awareness and experience on the job should be included in CAS process
• Digital CAS needs to automatically collate reports to send to Scottish Government
• Digital CAS needs to have job role and level pre-filled ready for the user to use immediately
• Digital CAS could be a mobile/desktop app