As organisations adapt to the shift toward skills-based workforce planning, the challenge lies in turning conceptual frameworks into actionable strategies. NSW Health will share early experiences, detailing how it embraced this approach and evolved its methods with emerging insights. This session offers a candid reflection on the early successes, hurdles, and ongoing development of skills strategies. Attendees will leave inspired to evaluate their own journeys, armed with ideas to bridge gaps between ambition and execution.

The transition to skills-based workforce planning is a global trend, but organisations often grapple with translating theory into practice. Understanding real-world experiences like NSW Health’s journey provides actionable insights for embedding a skills-first mindset across workforce initiatives.

• NSW Health’s skills-based workforce journey and early learnings

• Evolving strategies and thought leadership integration

• Addressing challenges in adopting a skills-based approach

• Reflecting on the alignment of skills frameworks to organisational goals

• Practical considerations for measuring impact.

• Understand NSW Health’s approach to implementing a skills-based workforce model

• Learn how to evolve strategies with emerging insights and thought leadership

• Reflect on your organisation’s readiness for a skills-based approach

• Gain practical ideas for aligning skills frameworks with measurable business outcomes.