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Guide

Is it time to become a skills-based organisation?

Cut through the noise around skills‑based organisations. Our guide sets out ten manageable steps your organisation can take to become more skills‑based.

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Explore our resources:

Upcoming events   Skills stories   Webinar insights   Articles

 

Upcoming events

 
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Webinar

Top 10 in-house training challenges. And how to solve them.

Are you struggling to measure the ROI of training? Do you want to create your own training but you don't have capacity? Find out how we're helping companies solve 10 in-house training challenges.


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In-person event

The L&D Exchange: Wakefield

Join us at our Wakefield office to discuss best practice in L&D, with guest speakers from two major UK employers.

 

 

 


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In-person event

The L&D Exchange: London

Visit our London office to hear about key L&D topics and skills challenges, with guest speakers from two major UK employers.

 

 

 

Skills stories

 
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Skills story

IBM

Discover how IBM’s apprenticeship programme delivers business impact, develops future talent and achieves a 92% retention rate.                                   


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Skills story

The Very Group

Hear about The Very Group's skills framework, which helps to align learning with performance, build a culture of development and support new recruits.                                  

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Skills story

Peel Ports Group

Learn how Peel Ports Group used skills gap analysis to boost engagement with training and support their journey to become a skills-based organisation.                               

 
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Skills story

Pret A Manger

Find out how Pret A Manger measures the ROI of learning, linking skills development to performance, retention, progression and commercial success.                            

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Skills story

Smiths Detection

Explore how Smiths Detection addressed the challenge of an ageing workforce through mentoring, defined career pathways and a focus on personal skills.                              

Webinar insights

 
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Webinar insights

Navigating skills funding and policy change in 2026

Find out what the changes to post‑16 education, qualifications and apprenticeships mean for employers and what funding you can access in 2026.


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Webinar insights

Becoming a skills-based organisation

Learn where to start the journey to make your company more skills-based. With insights from The Very Group, Pret A Manger and Skills England.



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Webinar insights

Tackling the skills challenge in advanced manufacturing

Understand why advanced manufacturing skills matter now more than ever, with insights on the UK skills gap, workforce challenges and opportunities to build capability for long-term growth.

 
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Webinar insights

Work-based training academies: how to build a sustainable talent pipeline

Places for People and Veolia explain how and why they've created their own training academies, providing practical tips for organisations looking to take a similar approach.

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Webinar insights

How employers are rethinking leadership

Hear from JD Group and Sperry Marine on how employers are rethinking leadership for the future, sharing practical approaches to inclusive design, learning and AI‑enabled development.

Articles

 
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Article

Navigating the new world of work: managing hybrid teams with clarity and trust

Hybrid work is no longer an experiment. It’s moved from a short-term necessity to a long-term business strategy.


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Article

Supporting CSR and ESG goals through skills development

Learn how organisations are using skills to deliver meaningful CSR and ESG outcomes, with real examples from Shell, IBM and RockCorps focused on inclusion, employability and impact.

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Article

6 strategic workforce development tips to boost organisational productivity

Don’t slip off the productivity path – prepare for change today with actionable skills-oriented advice from our specialists.

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