1. Talent Development and Training Program: Process Overview
Existing Skillful materials
Skillful materials to be developed
External resources
Key Phases:
Identify roles and define paths
Identify skills needed for each role
Set-up training program
Create tailored training plan
Conduct Training
Assess Progress and Reset
Description:
List all current roles in the company
Map out the key career paths from role-to-role
Identify and define the key required competencies for each role including occupational, foundational, & interpersonal
Identify training providers and/or assessment tools for each key skill
Create training overview for each key role
Create tailored training plan for each employee based on their current role, desired role and skills needed to advance
Set a training tempo (e.g., 3 or 6 months) for staff
Provide staff time to use providers to develop skills
Assess staff’s progress against key skills
Confirm or reset tailored training program and then “Conduct Training” again
Skills-based
assets:
Training program implementation guide
Training program implementation guide
Training program implementation guide
Training program implementation guide
Training program implementation guide
Training program implementation guide
O*NET online database
LinkedIn training program finder
Pairin Career pathways plan
Pairin Career pathways plan
Pairin Career pathways plan
DOL Apprentice program tool kit
Application of assets:
Use Skillful’s training program implementation guide to identify key roles and map out career paths
Use Skillful’s implementation guide to capture the key skills and definitions
Use O*NET online and internal insight to identify the key competencies
Use Skillful’s implementation guide, LinkedIn training provider and internal expertise and research to identify the best provider for each key required skill
Use a tool to identify and capture the key skills an employee needs to gain to advanced towards their desired job – and potentially track progress
Allow employees to track progress against key needed skills over time
Use tool to measure staff’s progress against key desired skills and gaps to desired role

2. Overview of external skills-based training resources
External resources
Overview
Career Onestop:
Local training
program finder
Enter occupation and location and Career Onestop generates a list of training programs in the area
The provided information includes training provider name, contact information, and length of program – can sort by program length and other key dimensions
Tool allows users to search by a given occupation but not by a given skill
For more information:
Pairin: Careers pathway plan
Pairin offers a service to companies to help organize the talent development process
Pairin’s tool allows employees to identify their desired role and the key skills they need acquire consequently; service also provides targeted coaching to help users fill those gaps over time
Includes insights on personal strengths and customized company career paths and job targets
3 different packages available: personal (free), lite ($199/month), and pro ($499/month with volume discounts for large organizations)
For more information:
US Dept of Labor: Apprentice programs quick-start toolkit
17-page guide outlining the 5 steps of building a registered apprenticeship program: 1) explore, 2) Partner, 3) Build, 4) Register, 5) Launch
Includes links to additional resources in each of the 5 steps
For more information: