Your employees have immense potential. You just need to know how to unlock it, support it and adapt it to the challenges facing your business. Skills management is not an option: it’s a strategic lever for staying competitive and retaining your talent.
→ Are you looking for a better way to monitor the skills of your teams?
→ Do you want to anticipate change and bridge the skills gap?
→ Would you like to optimise your training courses while ensuring a measurable return on investment?
Find out how to structure your skills management effectively and how an LMS can transform managers’ approach to continuous training, skills assessment and skills development.
Why is skills management essential?
A strategic issue for the future of your company
On the one hand, your employees’ expectations are changing. On the other hand, business lines are evolving. Technologies are profoundly transforming the way we work. Anticipating these changes is essential if you are to remain competitive and efficient.
A company that masters its skills management benefits from :
✔ A more committed and motivated team, thanks to personalised training programmes.
In addition, the development of soft skills, such as communication and stress management, is essential for strengthening cohesion and adaptability within teams.
✔ Greater responsiveness to market changes.
✔ A clear vision of your strengths and areas for improvement.
How can we anticipate needs and close skills gaps?
To ensure that your learners progress effectively, you need to identify existing skills and those that need to be developed:
- Build a precise skills repository, aligned with your strategic objectives.
- Analyse skills gaps, including both hard and soft skills, so that you can tailor your training courses precisely.
- Analyse skills gaps and adapt training accordingly.
- Offering tailored e-learning courses, incorporating innovative formats such as blended learning, gamification and adaptive learning.
To find out more about blended learning click here to read our article.
3 key steps to structuring your skills management
1. Map your company’s skills
Before implementing a training plan, it is essential to have a clear picture of the skills available in-house.
An LMS can help you centralise this data, providing HR managers with precise tools for analysing needs and anticipating changes in teams.
2. Define strategic skills and development paths
Every employee has unique potential. The key is to offer them the right development opportunities. Integrating a clear, personalised career plan into your LMS strategy means you can guide your employees towards their future challenges, while optimising their skills to meet the company’s needs.
To achieve this:
✔ Link skills to your company’s development objectives.
✔ Build personalised training pathways, tailored to the needs and aspirations of each individual.
✔ Combine continuous training and blended learning for a gradual and effective rise in skills.
3. Set up personalised monitoring and support
Skills development is a dynamic process that requires regular monitoring.
What makes the difference is :
✔ real-time feedback to adjust training courses in line with individual progress.
✔ automated training to reduce training time and improve efficiency.
✔ hybrid learning combining the best of face-to-face and digital learning.
How can an LMS revolutionise your skills management?
A Learning Management System is much more than just a training platform. It is a strategic tool for effectively managing the development of your employees’ skills.
1. Centralise data and monitor developments in real time
An LMS allows you to :
_ track your learners’ progress using detailed analytical data.
_ identify skills gaps and adapt your training accordingly.
_ improve responsiveness thanks to accurate, automated skills tracking.
2. Offering tailored, personalised training
Every employee is unique. So are their training needs.
Thanks to adaptive learning, in particular, an LMS adjusts content according to the level and expectations of your employees. As a result, you see :
_ faster, more effective skills upgrading.
_ increased employee satisfaction thanks to tailor-made training programmes.
3. Automate skills assessment and certification
Assessing skills can sometimes seem like a daunting task. A well-designed LMS incorporates tools that make this process smooth and efficient:
_ digital certifications and skills badges to showcase what you’ve learnt.
_ gamification in training to stimulate learner commitment.
_ real-time skills monitoring to proactively adjust training.
Read our article on employee performance monitoring to find out more.
The concrete benefits of optimised skills management using an LMS
Improved employability and talent retention
- Adapted training programmes that encourage development and commitment.
- A learning culture that strengthens the sense of recognition and motivation of our teams.
A more agile company in the face of change
- Skills that are always in line with market needs.
- Adaptability of training to strategic developments.
A measurable return on investment in training
- Precise performance monitoring thanks to analytical data.
- Optimisation of training time to maximise productivity.
If you want to structure your skills management effectively, MOS Chorus offers you a complete LMS solution. Ask for a demo!