FAQ's

Learn all about Rising Up and the most frequently asked questions.

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What is Rising Up?

Rising Up is a deeptech company that specializes in measuring, developing, and certifying behavioral competencies. She designs technological platforms based on cognitive science and AI, in order to make soft skills measurable, comparable and usable in academic and professional contexts.

Who is Rising Up for?

The platform is aimed at businesses, recruiters, and higher education institutions. All share a common need: to better understand human skills, to make decisions more reliable (recruitment, training, certification) and to manage employability or performance over time.

What challenges does Rising Up respond to today?

Rising Up addresses a major challenge: the gap between the skills expected on the job market and those actually assessed or developed. Organizations lack reliable tools to objectify soft skills, monitor their evolution and align them with business, educational or HR standards.

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How does a soft skills platform work?

A soft skills platform centralizes the assessment, analysis and monitoring of behavioral skills. It combines scientific measurement tools, structured frameworks and dashboards allowing individual and collective reading of results over time.

Can Rising Up be used in different contexts?

Yes. The platform is designed to adapt to various contexts: development of skills in business, recruitment and prequalification of candidates, or even support for students in their academic and professional career. The uses differ, but are based on a common methodological basis.

Are the results individual or collective?

Both. Each user has detailed individual results, while organizations have access to consolidated views by team, class, campus, business, or entity. This makes it possible to analyze global trends without losing individual sensitivity.

How long does it take to deploy Rising Up?

Rising Up is a ready-to-use SaaS solution. Deployment can be done quickly, usually in a few days, depending on the level of customization and desired integrations. No heavy development is required on the client side.

Soft skills allow you to Make the link between knowledge and know-how.

In the professional world, they improve collaboration, decision-making and the ability to adapt.

In education, they promote success, employability and orientation.

Schools and businesses are now integrating them into their competency frameworks and certifications, often with mastery thresholds per degree or position.

📈 See how to certify soft skills according to job standards

General Information #3

What is the scientific basis for Rising Up?

Rising Up is based on more than ten years of research in cognitive and behavioral sciences, conducted in collaboration with experts and partner institutions. Evaluation models are based on observable, measurable and scientifically validated criteria.

What is the role of AI in the platform?

AI makes it possible to adapt courses and analyses to the context of use. It adjusts the frameworks, scenarios and results readings according to the level, the framework (academic or professional) and the objectives pursued, without automating or biasing decisions.

Are the results comparable over time?

Yes. Scores and indicators are designed to be comparable over time, making it possible to measure progressions, differences and impacts. It is a key point for HR, educational or strategic management.

Is Rising Up recognized by institutions?

Rising Up has obtained the DeepTech status, issued by the European Commission, recognizing the scientific and technological solidity of its work. The platform is also used by many schools and organizations in institutional and certifying frameworks.

Les Hard Skills are technical know-how: mastering a software, a method, a language or a tool.

Les Soft Skills, they concern behaviors and attitudes: how a person is implementing their skills.

Example:

  • Hard Skill → “Master Excel.”

Soft Skill → “Know how to collaborate effectively on a common project.” Soft skills allow you to valorize technical skills and to ensure collective success. 📌 To go further: How to measure soft skills?

Soft skills allow you to Make the link between knowledge and know-how.

In the professional world, they improve collaboration, decision-making and the ability to adapt.

In education, they promote success, employability and orientation.

Schools and businesses are now integrating them into their competency frameworks and certifications, often with mastery thresholds per degree or position.

📈 See how to certify soft skills according to job standards

Security, Compliance, and Deployment #4

How is data protected?

Data security is at the heart of platform design. Data is hosted on secure infrastructures, with strict encryption, access control and traceability protocols.

Is Rising Up GDPR compliant?

Yes. Rising Up is fully GDPR compliant. Users maintain control of their data, accesses are configurable, and no unauthorized use of information is carried out.

Can the platform be integrated with our existing tools?

Rising Up can be integrated into existing environments (SSO, HR tools, educational systems) via connectors or APIs, as required. The objective is to fit into existing uses without complicating them.

Who can access the results and dashboards?

Access rights are fully configurable. Administrators, HR managers, educational teams or managers can have views adapted to their role, while respecting the confidentiality and internal rules of the organization.

Les Hard Skills are technical know-how: mastering a software, a method, a language or a tool.

Les Soft Skills, they concern behaviors and attitudes: how a person is implementing their skills.

Example:

  • Hard Skill → “Master Excel.”

Soft Skill → “Know how to collaborate effectively on a common project.” Soft skills allow you to valorize technical skills and to ensure collective success. 📌 To go further: How to measure soft skills?

Soft skills allow you to Make the link between knowledge and know-how.

In the professional world, they improve collaboration, decision-making and the ability to adapt.

In education, they promote success, employability and orientation.

Schools and businesses are now integrating them into their competency frameworks and certifications, often with mastery thresholds per degree or position.

📈 See how to certify soft skills according to job standards

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From recruitment At development skills, Rising Up provides reliable behavioral data to guide your HR and educational choices.

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