Human Performance & Training

Workforce Development

Workforce Development includes the activities, programs, and policies relating to learning for work. Within an organization, workforce development that is aligned with the organization’s objectives or strategy helps the organization to turn vision into action and action into results.

In today’s rapidly changing, global economy, it is more important to evaluate how people will be able to handle the jobs of tomorrow than how they have performed in the past. Results are lagging indicators. Organizations need to put in place the right people with the right skill set at all levels in the organization.

KT helps organizations proactively address workforce development. The process begins by using the organization’s strategy to define the processes used by, and outputs needed from departments, work units and/or individuals. Each of the outputs can be used to build job or team requirements that require specific skills, knowledge, and personal values or beliefs. By documenting current capabilities against those identified, gaps in the quality, quantity, or location of available capabilities are evident. A human capability plan can be created that describes how the gaps can be closed with skill development, career development, mentoring, retention, as well as acquiring new talent. Regular monitoring and updates keep this plan relevant and reflect current workforce needs.