Safety & Workforce worked example

Skill Gap Score with skill criticality and severity of a gap of 4 score: a worked example

This worked example runs the skill gap score numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: skill criticality and severity of a gap of 4 score instead of the typical 8 score. Score skill gap risk from criticality, occurrence, and detection factors.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Skill criticality / severity of a gap (1-10): 4 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 8)
  • How widespread the gap is across the crew (1-10): 6 score (held at the documented default)
  • How easily the gap is caught before it causes errors (1-10): 7 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Weighted score = severity × 0.40 + occurrence × 0.35 + detection × 0.25.
  • Skill gap risk score works out to 5.45 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Skill gap severity score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Skill gap occurrence score works out to 6 score at these inputs.
  • Skill gap detection score works out to 7 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where skill criticality and severity of a gap sits at 8 score and the headline result is 7.05 score, this scenario comes in 22.7% below the baseline at 5.45 score.
  • Use it when building a training matrix or skills roadmap and you need to rank multiple gaps competing for the same coaching and cross-training budget. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Skill gap risk score: 5.45 score (headline result)
  • Skill gap severity score: 4 score
  • Skill gap occurrence score: 6 score
  • Skill gap detection score: 7 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Skill Gap Score calculator, set skill criticality and severity of a gap to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.