Refers to a branded framework developed by the nonprofit America Succeeds, designed to cultivate and assess "durable skills"—also known as soft skills—for learners and workforce professionals. Pathsmith™ organizes 100 leading skills into 10 core competencies, each with sub-skills, often visualized via the “Durable Skills Wheel.” Examples of core competencies are critical thinking, adaptability, leadership, and communication—viewed as essential for economic mobility in a dynamic world.

There is a free Starter Edition of the Framework that offers definitions of approximately 82 durable skills and provides summary rubrics across performance domains. A paid/licensed Full Framework version contains detailed definitions for each skill at four performance levels—emerging, developing, applying, and exceeding—though access requires contacting the organization and may involve licensing or tailored pricing

The name, Pathsmith, was selected to evokes the image of a "blacksmith shaping tools to withstand the test of time." In that sense, Pathsmith™ forges resilient, human-centric skills that endure even as job roles and technologies change

See: Pathsmith™ (Durable Skills Advantage Framework) - America Succeeds | Learn & Work Ecosystem Library