improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message openskills type non profit association industry non profit founded sydney australia 2003 headquarters the internet key people the members products the skillsbase and other services revenue 20 aud per subscriber per year number of employees none . run by volunteers . website www.openskills.org openskills is a global non profit internally funded association that promotes the skills of individuals . the pivotal service provided by openskills is the skillsbase . hr xml resumes can be imported into the skillsbase and or edited through the skillsbase web ui . resumes can be export in hr xml format too . the skillsbase is free to search and there are no fees payable to the association for working with individuals found through the skillsbase . contents 1 trusted meritocracy 1.1 identity 1.2 merit 1.3 projects 2 external links trusted meritocracy edit openskills aims to be viewed as a trusted meritocracy by those searching for skilled people . to achieve this there must be a high level of confidence that individuals are who they claim to be and can do what they claim to be able to do . identity edit all members are required to have an openpgp key and to have that key signed by at least two other members . for some obtaining an openpgp key and getting it signed is seen as a barrier to membership . but a solid handle on member identity is a critical foundation in having a trusted meritocracy . merit edit the other key part of a trusted meritocracy is an understanding of merit . the skillsbase system allows an individual to claim skills and will in time allow members to act as referees to other members and also will allow one member to commend another for a specific skill . projects edit members of the association have collaborated to develop and maintain sport the smalltalk portability api library . external links edit openskills home page skillsbase openskills wiki retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title openskills & oldid 601687600 categories non profit organisations based in australiainternational non profit organizationshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlesarticles lacking reliable references from january 2009all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 march 2014 at 18 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view