At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: Utilize the skills strategy blueprint to build their organization's unique skills strategy. Integrate skills into workforce strategy, talent development, and organizational design. Prioritize critical skills, identify gaps, validate skills, and plan reskilling / upskilling initiatives. Articulate how other organizations are embedding skills intelligence into strategic decision-making. Engage leadership and communicate their vision across business and HR stakeholders.

Develop strategies for adapting to industry demands with a skills-first approach. Explore a skills strategy blueprint to build your organization's unique skills strategy. Get tips on common traps to avoid as you transition to a skills-based organization. Prioritize critical skills, identify gaps, validate skills, and plan reskilling/upskilling initiatives.

This workshop is ideal for talent development leaders who want to better assess, support, and validate their talent development strategies. The techniques taught in this workshop will enhance their ability to upskill and reskill their teams by shifting to a skills-based framework for training.

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Creating a Skills-First Strategy for Your Organization

Begin the journey to a skills-based organization with a clear success map.

Dive deep into the components of a successful skills strategy, walking step-by-step through the decisions required to develop your strategy and the data needed to power it.

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Creating a Skills-First Strategy for Your Organization: Course Info

Content

This workshop equips TD leaders with the tools and clarity to build a forward-looking, adaptable skills strategy. A skills-based organization knows the skills its workforce has and needs to get the work to be done, now and in the future. Together, we’ll explore each element of a robust skills strategy, from key decision points to the critical data that drives success. Through real-world case studies and guided frameworks, you’ll discover how leading companies assess and verify skills, adapt roles, and develop talent to maintain a competitive edge and stay resilient in the face of constant change. You will leave the program with a template for moving your organization into a skills-first approach for developing people.

This workshop equips TD leaders with the tools and clarity to build a forward-looking, adaptable skills strategy. A skills-based organization knows the skills its workforce has and needs to get the work to be done, now and in the future. Together, we’ll explore each element of a robust skills strategy, from key decision points to the critical data that drives success. Through real-world case studies and guided frameworks, you’ll discover how leading companies assess and verify skills, adapt roles, and develop talent to maintain a competitive edge and stay resilient in the face of constant change. You will leave the program with a template for moving your organization into a skills-first approach for developing people.

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Format

Face-to-Face

Live Online

Team Training

Roles

Talent Development Director/Executive, HR/OD Professional, Talent Development Manager

Capability Areas

Talent Strategy and Management, Business Insight, Organization Development and Culture

Level

Informed

Language(s)

English

Credits

APTD 7

CPTD 7

CEU 0.7

HRCI 7

PDC 7

Recognition

Letter of Completion

Course Topics

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  Why Skills Strategy Is Now a CEO-Level Issue
  Why Skills Strategy Is Now a CEO-Level Issue
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- Content
  Macro trends driving demand for new capabilities
  Macro trends driving demand for new capabilities
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- Content
  Mapping existing skills, gaps, and strategic priorities
  Mapping existing skills, gaps, and strategic priorities
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- Content
  Introducing a practical model for developing a scalable, responsive skills strategy
  Introducing a practical model for developing a scalable, responsive skills strategy
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- Content
  Selecting critical capabilities and planning interventions
  Selecting critical capabilities and planning interventions
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FAQs

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At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:   
- Content
  Utilize the skills strategy blueprint to build their organization's unique skills strategy.
  Utilize the skills strategy blueprint to build their organization's unique skills strategy.
- Content
  Integrate skills into workforce strategy, talent development, and organizational design.
  Integrate skills into workforce strategy, talent development, and organizational design. 
- Content
  Prioritize critical skills, identify gaps, validate skills, and plan reskilling / upskilling initiatives.
  Prioritize critical skills, identify gaps, validate skills, and plan reskilling / upskilling initiatives. 
- Content
  Articulate how other organizations are embedding skills intelligence into strategic decision-making.
  Articulate how other organizations are embedding skills intelligence into strategic decision-making. 
- Content
  Engage leadership and communicate their vision across business and HR stakeholders.
  Engage leadership and communicate their vision across business and HR stakeholders. 
Content
- Content
  Develop strategies for adapting to industry demands with a skills-first approach.
  Develop strategies for adapting to industry demands with a skills-first approach.
- Content
  Explore a skills strategy blueprint to build your organization's unique skills strategy.
  Explore a skills strategy blueprint to build your organization's unique skills strategy.
- Content
  Get tips on common traps to avoid as you transition to a skills-based organization.
  Get tips on common traps to avoid as you transition to a skills-based organization.
- Content
  Prioritize critical skills, identify gaps, validate skills, and plan reskilling/upskilling initiatives.
  Prioritize critical skills, identify gaps, validate skills, and plan reskilling/upskilling initiatives. 
Content
Content
This workshop is ideal for talent development leaders who want to better assess, support, and validate their talent development strategies. The techniques taught in this workshop will enhance their ability to upskill and reskill their teams by shifting to a skills-based framework for training.
This workshop is ideal for talent development leaders who want to better assess, support, and validate their talent development strategies. The techniques taught in this workshop will enhance their ability to upskill and reskill their teams by shifting to a skills-based framework for training.

Facilitators

Koreen Pagano

Koreen Pagano, co-founder of Rising Tide Cooperative, is a globally recognized executive with deep expertise in skills strategy, AI transformation, analytics, learning technology, and immersive experiences. Koreen previously founded Tandem...

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"I chose ATD because it is a leader in Talent Development and is well respected in my organization."

"I chose ATD for my professional development needs because they set and meet the standard for learning and development in the workplace as well as for those running their own business."

"ATD offered subjects with excellent instructors that other vendors didn't offer. It met and surpassed my expectations."

Credits & Recognition

Letter of Completion Creating a Skills-First Strategy for Your Org

7 Learning Hours Creating a Skills-First Strategy for Your Org

0.7 CEUs

Additional Credits	Type	Credits	Actions
APTD Credential	Professional Development Hours/Recertification Points	7	More Info
CPTD Credential	Professional Development Hours/Recertification Points	7	More Info
HR Certification Institute®	Recertification Credit Hours	7	More Info
Society for Human Resource Management	Professional Development Credits (PDCs)	7	More Info

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Creating a Skills-First Strategy for Your Organization

Begin the journey to a skills-based organization with a clear success map.

Creating a Skills-First Strategy for Your Organization: Course Info

Course Topics

Framing the Urgency

The Skills Shift: What’s Changing and Why It Matters

Assessing Your Current State

Designing a Skills Strategy Framework

From Strategy to Action: Prioritizing and Planning Your First Skills Use Case

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