/**
  * Find skills
  *
  * @param
  * @return
  */
 public static function findSkills($a_term)
 {
     global $ilDB;
     $res = array();
     $candidates = array();
     $skill_tree = new ilSkillTree();
     $sql = "SELECT * " . " FROM skl_tree_node" . " WHERE " . $ilDB->like("title", "text", "%" . $a_term . "%");
     $sql .= " ORDER BY title";
     $set = $ilDB->query($sql);
     include_once "./Services/Skill/classes/class.ilSkillTemplateReference.php";
     while ($row = $ilDB->fetchAssoc($set)) {
         if (in_array($row["type"], array("sctp", "sktp"))) {
             // need to get "top template" first! (if it is already the top level, do not use it!)
             $path = $skill_tree->getSkillTreePath($row["obj_id"]);
             if ($path[1]["child"] != $row["obj_id"]) {
                 $trefs = ilSkillTemplateReference::_lookupTrefIdsForTopTemplateId($path[1]["child"]);
                 foreach ($trefs as $tref) {
                     $candidates[] = array("tref_id" => $tref, "skill_id" => $row["obj_id"], "title" => $row["title"]);
                 }
             }
         } else {
             if ($row["type"] == "sktr") {
                 // works
                 $candidates[] = array("tref_id" => $row["obj_id"], "skill_id" => ilSkillTemplateReference::_lookupTemplateId($row["obj_id"]), "title" => $row["title"]);
             } else {
                 // works
                 $candidates[] = array("tref_id" => 0, "skill_id" => $row["obj_id"], "title" => $row["title"]);
             }
         }
     }
     foreach ($candidates as $c) {
         // if we get a path array, and the array has items try to use the data
         $path = $skill_tree->getSkillTreePath($c["skill_id"], $c["tref_id"]);
         $use = false;
         if (is_array($path) && count($path) > 0) {
             $use = true;
         }
         // if any inactive/outdated -> do not use the data
         if (is_array($path)) {
             foreach ($path as $p) {
                 if ($p["status"] > 0) {
                     $use = false;
                 }
             }
         }
         if ($use) {
             if (!in_array($c["title"], $res)) {
                 $res[] = $c["title"];
             }
         }
     }
     return $res;
 }