The goal of PIAAC is to assess and compare the basic skills and competencies of adults around the world.

One of its centres, Metricate Ltd, have supported its work in assessing and researching competencies in the construction, engineering and logistics industry sectors.

More recently the fashion of assessing managerial competencies (ability, motivational, interpersonal, etc.) has revived interest in whether there are cognitive abilities which differentiate the good manager of a unit from the less effective manager.

Just as important, tests do not assess important nonacademic competencies.

The company also provides a range of services for assessing the strengths and potential competencies of candidates, and provides coaching services to aid with the transition process when one of their professionals is selected by a client firm.

The NBOME states that its mission is "to protect the public by providing the means to assess competencies for osteopathic medicine and related health care professions."

The 2006 APA recommendations also include supervised clinical experience intended to integrate the above seven knowledge domains and assess competencies in skills and applied knowledge.

CBM helps Talent acquisition, Performance Management and Learning Management Systems to be more effective by assessing employees' skills and competencies.

At least one group of scholars conclude that VMCAS should begin assessing non-technical competencies and including this assessment in the application process.