Data-driven workforce skills assessment tools
Increase learning efficiency and impact with Coursera LevelSets, powerful employee skill assessment tools that match the right content to each learner’s needs. Use LevelSets to:
- Conduct accurate workforce skills assessments
- Get personalized course recommendations based on skill levels
- Measure learning outcomes and inform your learning ROI
Strategic Planning
Inform future talent investments
Evaluate employees’ skills to identify strengths and gaps, guide hiring initiatives, and inform future learning strategy.
The LevelSets skills assessment capability has allowed me and my team of analytical chemists to rapidly and effectively learn new skills, especially in data science, a major focus area for us. LevelSets allow everyone to evaluate their current skill level, pick the courses that are right for them and quickly leverage these new skills to solve real business problems.
Assess and target critical skills gaps
Measure your team's skills profile across five key skill domains to help identify critical skill gaps. With 60+ LevelSets, you can power personalized recommendations spanning across content from hands-on Guided Projects to deep Specializations.
Drive strategic skills development planning with LevelSets
Pinpoint your organization’s skill strengths and gaps to better target resource spending.
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C4B Levelsets FAQs
Coursera LevelSets are expert-designed employee skill assessment tools that evaluate your team’s current capabilities across key domains such as data science, AI, cybersecurity, and software engineering. Each workforce skills assessment helps learners understand their baseline proficiency and receive personalized course recommendations—enabling organizations to align training investments with real skill needs.
A LevelSet functions as a structured employee skills test that measures multiple competencies within a specific SkillSet, such as analytical thinking, programming, or communication. Based on results, LevelSets provide personalized learning recommendations to help employees close skill gaps efficiently. Organizations can also customize the included skills and target levels, making it a flexible solution for evaluating employee skills.
By identifying strengths and gaps through workplace skills tests, LevelSets help organizations make data-driven talent decisions. They inform hiring priorities, optimize training investments, and strengthen the ROI of upskilling programs. Teams that complete LevelSets experience higher course engagement, increased learning time, and faster skill mastery—proving the impact of accurate career skills assessments.
Coursera offers more than 60 LevelSets covering technical and professional domains, including cloud computing, AI, software engineering, algorithmic thinking, and cybersecurity. These employment skills assessments are developed with domain experts to ensure fairness, precision, and relevance for modern workforce needs.
LevelSets provide ongoing workforce skills assessments that track progress against baseline skill levels over time. Organizations can analyze data trends through Coursera dashboards, proving learning effectiveness and ROI. These insights support strategic workforce planning, enabling leaders to align training investments directly with business goals and measurable outcomes.