diff --git a/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/controller/SkillController.kt b/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/controller/SkillController.kt
index 6d68d8f..9582862 100644
--- a/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/controller/SkillController.kt
+++ b/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/controller/SkillController.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.domain.EscoSkill
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.domain.SkillUsage
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.domain.UserProfile
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.repository.SkillLabUserProfileRepository
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ data class FetchUserProfilesDto(
 class SkillController(
     private val searchUserProfileUseCase: SearchUserProfileUseCase,
     private val userProfileRepository: SkillLabUserProfileRepository,
+    private val objectMapper: ObjectMapper,
 ) {
 
     companion object {
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ class SkillController(
                     email = entity.email,
                     skills = entity.skills.map {
                         EscoSkill(
-                            usage = SkillUsage.valueOf(it.usage.uppercase()),
+                            usage = objectMapper.convertValue(it.usage.uppercase(), SkillUsage::class.java),
                             escoUri = it.escoUri
                         )
                     },
diff --git a/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/core/SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase.kt b/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/core/SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase.kt
index 7746d88..3c3568f 100644
--- a/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/core/SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase.kt
+++ b/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/core/SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.domain.SkillUsage
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.domain.UserProfile
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.repository.SkillLabUserProfileEntity
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.repository.SkillLabUserProfileRepository
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Example
 import org.springframework.data.domain.ExampleMatcher
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable
  */
 class SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase(
     private val userProfileRepository: SkillLabUserProfileRepository,
+    private val objectMapper: ObjectMapper,
 ) : SearchUserProfileUseCase() {
 
     companion object {
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ class SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase(
             phone = it.mobileNumber,
             skills = it.skills.map { skill ->
                 EscoSkill(
-                    usage = SkillUsage.valueOf(skill.usage.uppercase()),
+                    usage = objectMapper.convertValue(skill.usage.uppercase(), SkillUsage::class.java),
                     escoUri = skill.escoUri
                 )
             },
diff --git a/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/di/SkillConfigurationSkillLab.kt b/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/di/SkillConfigurationSkillLab.kt
index 06d2661..6293e84 100644
--- a/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/di/SkillConfigurationSkillLab.kt
+++ b/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/di/SkillConfigurationSkillLab.kt
@@ -73,15 +73,19 @@ class SkillConfigurationSkillLab {
     fun skillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase(
         skillLabClient: SkillLabClient,
         skillLabUserProfileRepository: SkillLabUserProfileRepository,
+        objectMapper: ObjectMapper,
     ): SyncUserProfileUseCase = SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase(
         skillLabClient = skillLabClient,
         skillLabUserProfileRepository = skillLabUserProfileRepository,
+        objectMapper = objectMapper,
     )
 
     @Bean
     fun sqlSearchUserProfileUseCase(
         skillLabUserProfileRepository: SkillLabUserProfileRepository,
+        objectMapper: ObjectMapper,
     ): SearchUserProfileUseCase = SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase(
         userProfileRepository = skillLabUserProfileRepository,
+        objectMapper = objectMapper,
     )
 }
diff --git a/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/skilllab/SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase.kt b/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/skilllab/SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase.kt
index 985b2ad..2e8f0b5 100644
--- a/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/skilllab/SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase.kt
+++ b/application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/skilllab/SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.domain.UserProfile
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.repository.SkillLabUserProfileEntity
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.repository.SkillLabUserProfileRepository
 import com.aamdigital.aambackendservice.skill.repository.SkillReferenceEntity
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 
 enum class SkillLabSyncUserProfileErrorCode : AamErrorCode {
     IO_ERROR
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ enum class SkillLabSyncUserProfileErrorCode : AamErrorCode {
 class SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase(
     private val skillLabClient: SkillLabClient,
     private val skillLabUserProfileRepository: SkillLabUserProfileRepository,
+    private val objectMapper: ObjectMapper,
 ) : SyncUserProfileUseCase() {
 
     override fun apply(request: SyncUserProfileRequest): UseCaseOutcome<SyncUserProfileData> {
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ class SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase(
                     email = userProfileEntity.email,
                     skills = allSkillsEntities.map { skill ->
                         EscoSkill(
-                            usage = SkillUsage.valueOf(skill.usage.uppercase()),
+                            usage = objectMapper.convertValue(skill.usage.uppercase(), SkillUsage::class.java),
                             escoUri = skill.escoUri
                         )
                     },
diff --git a/application/aam-backend-service/src/test/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/core/SqlSearchUserProfileUseCaseTest.kt b/application/aam-backend-service/src/test/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/core/SqlSearchUserProfileUseCaseTest.kt
index f186e05..91550f9 100644
--- a/application/aam-backend-service/src/test/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/core/SqlSearchUserProfileUseCaseTest.kt
+++ b/application/aam-backend-service/src/test/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/core/SqlSearchUserProfileUseCaseTest.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.domain.Example
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageImpl
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable
+import org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension::class)
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ class SqlSearchUserProfileUseCaseTest {
     @BeforeEach
     fun setup() {
         reset(userProfileRepository)
-        service = SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase(userProfileRepository = userProfileRepository)
+        service = SqlSearchUserProfileUseCase(
+            userProfileRepository = userProfileRepository,
+            objectMapper = Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder().build()
+        )
     }
 
 
diff --git a/application/aam-backend-service/src/test/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/skilllab/SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCaseTest.kt b/application/aam-backend-service/src/test/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/skilllab/SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCaseTest.kt
index 26de777..ed73941 100644
--- a/application/aam-backend-service/src/test/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/skilllab/SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCaseTest.kt
+++ b/application/aam-backend-service/src/test/kotlin/com/aamdigital/aambackendservice/skill/skilllab/SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCaseTest.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.mockito.kotlin.reset
 import org.mockito.kotlin.times
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
+import org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ class SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCaseTest {
             skillLabUserProfileRepository,
         )
         service = SkillLabSyncUserProfileUseCase(
-            skillLabClient = skillLabClient, skillLabUserProfileRepository = skillLabUserProfileRepository
+            skillLabClient = skillLabClient,
+            skillLabUserProfileRepository = skillLabUserProfileRepository,
+            objectMapper = Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder().build(),
         )
     }