Specialists in Workforce Competency Management

Cognisco, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Cranfield, is a specialist in workforce competency management. For over 25 years we have helped organisations operating in complex and highly regulated environments to understand, evidence and improve the capability of their people.

Know your workforce

Know your workforce.
Trust their decisions.

Our mission is to help organisations understand not just what their people know, but how confidently and consistently they apply their skills and behaviours in real-world situations. With over two decades of insight and innovation, we partner with organisations operating in high-risk, highly regulated environments to support safer, more efficient and more accountable workforces.

Our platform: MyKnow 365

MyKnow 365 delivers evidence-based, diagnostic-led insights into workforce capability, confidence and behaviour. The platform provides leaders with a clear and measurable view of workforce readiness—across roles, teams, and supply chains—so they can reduce risk, assure compliance and drive performance with confidence.

MyKnow 365

What we offer

We provide a complete suite of tools to help organisations assess, verify and maintain competence over time:

Competency Framework

Competency Framework

Define the skills, behaviours and standards required for each team or role across your organisation.

Ensure clarity, consistency and alignment to regulatory requirements.

Tailored Assessments

Tailored Assessments

From situational judgement to behavioural diagnostics and adaptive testing, assessments reflect real-world scenarios.

Measure not just knowledge — but confidence and applied competence.

Skills Passports

Skills Passports

A dynamic, portable record of verified competence, qualifications and permissions to work.

Keep workforce capability visible, up-to-date and audit-ready.

Workforce Readiness Profiles

Workforce Readiness Profiles

View team and individual competence levels in real time — across sites, teams or supply chains.

Spot gaps, plan workforce development and evidence organisational assurance.

HR & Learning Integrations

HR & Learning Integrations

Seamless connections into HRIS, LMS, scheduling and workforce management platforms.

No duplication, no silos — one source of truth for workforce competence.

Diagnostic Performance Insights

Diagnostic Performance Insights

Powerful reporting and dashboards reveal where risks exist and where development will have most impact.

Turn data into action, progress and clarity.

Trusted across industries

Trusted by global organisations across transport, construction, utilities, financial services, insurance and government, Cognisco helps leaders to:

Reveal hidden risks

Identify knowledge gaps, confidence issues and behavioural risks before they affect safety, productivity or service quality.

Strengthen workforce resilience

Build safer, more capable and compliant teams who can perform reliably in real operational environments. Support a culture of accountability, consistency and continuous improvement.

Make evidence-led decisions

Generate clear, defensible and actionable reports that support strategic planning and regulatory assurance. Provide leaders with the clarity they need to make informed, confident decisions.

Just some of our accreditations...

  • A member of ADS
  • Available on SAP Store
  • Crown Commercial Service Supplier
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 27001

Talk to us about your competency management and risk avoidance challenges

We're confident that our assessments can transform the way your organisation uses competency management to identify opportunities for change and improvement. Tell us about your current challenges so we can help you to minimise risk and drive iterative improvement.