#1468 Remove skill Methods & Tools METL change request pending

The current skill Methods & Tools is a generic skill that lacks context.

Most IT professionals use, adopt and adapt appropriate tooling, but typically only within their area of expertise.  The selection and adoption of methods and tools is already adequately covered in existing specialist skills, which provide the context needed.  Most roles within Information Technology are likely to use methods and tools to fulfil their roles, but this does not mean they possess any more skill than the general population and therefore I believe it should be removed from the framework as a generic skill and incorporated into specialist skills.

Examples of how methods and tools are covered in existing specialist skills:

 - Project Management PRMG (L5) - "Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools"

 - Systems Development Management (L5) - "Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate methods, tools and techniques"

Testing TEST (L5) - "Adopts and adapts appropriate testing methods, automated tools and techniques to solve problems in tools and testing approaches"

Requirements Definition and Management REQM (L5) - "Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques"

Software Design SWDN (L5) - "Adopts and adapts software design methods, tools and techniques"

Proposed change applies to Methods and tools

Current status of this request: pending