The Skills Gap You Can See Coming – Building Your Future Workforce

Recruiting only when a vacancy appears can leave businesses competing for skills that are already in short supply. As technology, customer expectations and job roles change, workforce planning is becoming an important part of growth rather than simply an HR exercise. Instead of waiting for vacancies to expose a skills problem, this discussion will help businesses think ahead about the capabilities they are likely to need. Recruitment, apprenticeships, training, education partnerships and the development of existing employees will all be considered, including how smaller firms can compete for talent. The outcome should be a more practical way to identify future capability gaps, decide when to recruit or retrain and connect workforce planning to the direction of the business.