In 2025, the so-called skills gap is no longer about people not learning fast enough. It’s about companies failing to measure what actually matters. Across industries, millions of workers hold practical, up-to-date skills yet remain “unqualified” on paper, because the systems evaluating them are outdated, fragmented, or biased toward degrees instead of demonstrable ability.
This widening mismatch has created what we can call Skills Gap Inflation — the artificial expansion of the gap between real competence and recognized competence. Every organization defines skills differently; every platform tests them differently. A developer rated “advanced” on one system might be “intermediate” on another. The problem isn’t human ability it’s the lack of a unified standard of proof.
That’s where platforms like Pexelle redefine the rules. By anchoring skills to verifiable Proof-of-Skill credentials and Skill Provenance (the traceable source of learning), Pexelle introduces transparency and comparability into the global talent ecosystem. Each micro-skill can be tested, validated, and proven across borders — not as a static certificate, but as a living proof of performance.
To close the skills gap, we don’t need more training; we need trustable verification. When competence becomes measurable, portable, and universally recognized, inflation ends and merit begins.
Source : Medium.com
