# Level descriptions

### 1. What is a level description?

A textual description of what each level means.\
(levels that are set as achieved result or minimum requirement)<br>

### 2. What is the purpose of a level description?

To make sure every user has the same understanding of what exactly each level means.\
&#x20;In the picture below, you can see the level descriptions that are specifically defined for the Skill (also known as a qualification)  "Drilling".

![](https://cdn.elev.io/file/uploads/tfNHbase18C9irCYFEYUJIWBYNbJEZKpwfnSxeUHdUg/Mqszrmxglr1gP9rizWpnOk4S7KTWXMq0D08zWathSns/Leveldescriptions-ntc-ml4.jpg)

This is especially important when different users can create new skill results (e.g. when you have many trainers or are using self-assessments). They need to have the same understanding of what each level means. &#x20;

### 3. How to create level descriptions?

You can define general level descriptions within a rating scale,  or specifically within a skill. And these level descriptions can be made visible while adding skill results.

Read in [this article](https://docs.ag5.com/skills/rating-scales) how you can define general level descriptions within a rating scale.