Becoming a Skills-Based Organisation to Drive Career Pathways

Alison Ettridge, Lightcast
Alison Ettridge
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Traditional career progression frameworks often fail to reflect the dynamic nature of work. A skills-based organisation uses a common skills language to align internal job structures with external market demands, creating clear career pathways for employees. This session unpacks how organisations can leverage skills taxonomies to design adaptable workforce strategies, improve employee mobility, and integrate skills intelligence into HR systems. By aligning skills data with career development initiatives, organisations can better support employee aspirations while maintaining competitiveness in a fast-changing talent market.

This session will explore
  • The fundamentals of a skills-based organisation

  • Why a common language for skills matters

  • Connecting internal job architectures to external market data

  • Leveraging skills taxonomies in HR systems (SAP, Workday, Oracle)

  • The role of AI and analytics in skills-based workforce planning.

Learning outcomes
  • Understand how to establish a skills-based organisation and its business benefits

  • Learn how a universal skills taxonomy enhances career mobility and workforce agility

  • Discover how to integrate skills intelligence into existing HR technology platforms

  • Gain insights into balancing internal job structures with external labour market trends

  • Explore real-world examples of organisations adopting a skills-based approach.