XQ Competencies

Dataset last updated August 12, 2026.

Overview

The XQ Competencies dataset represents a research-backed durable skills framework based on the 5 XQ Learner Outcomes. It describes how students develop each competency across a 4-step learning progression in high school.


Source	XQ Institute ↗‘s XQ Competencies
Supported grades	9–12
Includes	Holders of Foundational Knowledge: Core disciplines, Social Systems, Appreciating and Creating Art Masters of All Fundamental Literacies: Communicating and Receiving Ideas, Mathematical and Scientific Thinking Original Thinkers for an Uncertain World: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Problem Seeking and Solving Generous Collaborators for Tough Problems: Interpersonal Skills, Social Awareness, Social Agency Learners for Life: Self-Awareness, Self-Directed Learning, Self-Management

Use cases

Use case	Examples
Build rubrics and assess student work	Use progression levels to show where a student is now and what the next level of growth looks like
Tag AI-generated content	Tag or align AI-generated content and activities to specific competencies and component skills
Map project- and work-based learning experiences to the durable skills they develop	Map work-based or project experiences to the durable skills they develop
Localize a Portrait of a Graduate	Connect a district’s high-level durable skills goals to XQ’s more detailed competencies and progressions

Schema

The data uses Standards entities to represent Learner Outcomes, Domains, Competencies, Component Skills, and Progression Levels in a 5-level tree:


Data model
Entities	`StandardsFramework` (e.g., XQ Competencies) `StandardsFrameworkItem` with 5 `statementType`s: Learner Outcome — Type of person the framework aims to develop (e.g. Learners for Life) Domain — Group of related competencies under a Learner Outcome Competency — Named durable skill within a Domain Component Skill — Specific, teachable skill within a Competency Progression Level — i.e., Emerging, Developing, Proficient, or Applying
Relationships	`StandardsFramework` → `hasChild` → Learner Outcome (`StandardsFrameworkItem`) Learner Outcome (`StandardsFrameworkItem`) → `hasChild` → Domain (`StandardsFrameworkItem`) Domain (`StandardsFrameworkItem`) → `hasChild` → Competency (`StandardsFrameworkItem`) Competency (`StandardsFrameworkItem`) → `hasChild` → Component Skill (`StandardsFrameworkItem`) Component Skill → `hasChild` → Progression Level (`StandardsFrameworkItem`)

Domains have a null description value. Competencies have a full-prose definition (not a tagline) for the description field.

Usage details


Requires files from other datasets	None
References files from other datasets	None
REST API endpoints	Durable Skills Frameworks Durable Skills Search Durable Skills

Dataset release history

Date	Changed
August 12, 2026	First release - added domains and domain references for each competency

Standards schema reference

Review entities, relationships, and property definitions for the shared StandardsFramework and StandardsFrameworkItem model.

Durable Skills API reference

Query durable skills through the REST API — list frameworks, browse a framework’s skills, and search by keyword or statement code.

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