Step 1: Design & Preparation

Every organization is different in terms of workforce development needs, and because of this, we take a highly customized, tailored approach when developing our programs. It all begins with a collaborative discussion on your needs. Specifically, what programs and related initiatives can be developed to bring true and lasting value to your employees? What skills are needed and how can we help your employees obtain them? What challenges are you currently having in terms of skills and where can our programs help fill the gap? Just a small sample of the handful of questions we begin to answer when taking a deep dive. The end result is having a clear set of goals and objectives for building a results-driven set of workforce development programs.

Additional action items and related deliverables regarding our design & preparation measures include the following: Selecting and assembling project team, ensuring all participants understand their roles and responsibilities, documenting and agreeing on workforce development plan objectives and outcomes, obtaining signoff from the sponsors, communication project outcomes, project timelines and principal milestones to the key stakeholders.

Step 2: Skills Assessments & Needs

Obtaining input from business leads - and all in-scope employees - is critical for the success of such a program. This in turn requires creating a list of current and projected skills and competencies, sharing the list with employees and asking them to rate the current gap in their skills and competencies, and the importance of those skills and competencies in meeting your function’s strategic objectives. Having a team approach whereby everyone is involved in terms of input and recommendations helps ensure the right programs are being developed. Centris has a proven process that uses current and emerging labor force trends for helping create the best program available. The end result is a skills assessment that is highly relevant to your organization.

Step 3: Communication & Socialization

Effective communication and socialization means making senior leaders and team managers aware of their roles in ensuring the successful rollout of the workforce development plan. Centris offers solutions for providing stakeholders with guidance that includes talking points to ensure consistent communication with employees. Specifically, we'll help develop measures for explaining the need to expand skills and competencies to the workforce, driving true value to the overall program.