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Skills Action Planner

Skills Action Planner

Evaluate your organization’s progress in adopting a skills-first approach. Our interactive tool helps you identify strengths, gaps, and actionable steps to implement a skills-based approach effectively.

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Resource Library

Resource Library

Access research, tools, and employer examples to implement and sustain skills-first talent strategies across the employee lifecycle.

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Skills First Credential

Skills First Credential

Demonstrate expertise in skills-based workforce strategies. Equip yourself with the tools to drive impact across hiring, development, and retention.

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Vendor Database

Vendor Database

Find vetted solutions and community support for skills-first implementations—from sourcing and assessment to upskilling and mobility.

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Removing degree requirements unlocks 19x more candidates (JFF, 2023)

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Skills-first hiring reduces cost-per-hire by 30% (SHRM, 2023)

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Companies adopting skills- first decrease turnover by 42% (McKinsey, 2023)

Featured Resource

Open Skills Network (OSN) - Western Governors University

A coalition of employers, education providers, policymakers, military, nonprofit organizations, and other stakeholders dedicated to advancing skills-based education and hiring. Led by WGU, Walmart, and the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the OSN aims to reduce technological and operational barriers towards the adoption of skills-based education and hiring as a standard practice for the majority of education providers and employers in the U.S.

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