Newskilling in HR

If you still don't know what newskilling is, you've come to the right place. It is time to promote the learning of skills (in high demand) to adapt to new work demands and business challenges. Let's go!

What is Newskilling?

Newskilling is the process of learning new and relevant skills to adapt to the changing demands of the labor market. These skills can be technical, technological or leadership, and others, and are essential to remain competitive in a professional world.

The concept applies to both individual workers and companies, but in the case of the latter, newskilling is a tool that can allow them to find the solution to the talent shortage and improve retention.

Why?

• It seeks to train workers for new positions or competencies that are and will be in high demand

• Development of talent, new areas of business and at the same time so that the company becomes attractive due to its opportunities for professional growth.

• Encourage workers from various areas such as Operations or Sales to participate in bootcamps and training in scheduling and then add them to IT teams.

How to implement it in our company?

Stopping at this point is important, because sometimes, as much as the changes at first glance seem attractive, they can generate friction within the company.

How?

A senior talent may feel threatened with the arrival in their area of a newskilling professional from another department of the company.

Consequently, before working on members' new skills, some actions must be put into practice.

➡️ Have clearness about the teams and positions that currently exist in the company.

➡️ Encourage an organizational culture that promotes the continuous growth and professional development alternatives.

➡️ Design plans to identify, in an objective and equitable way, who should go through the training process and under what conditions (training deadlines, roles they will play at the end of the stage, etc.).

➡️ Encourage them to leave their comfort zones, without pressure and offering them tools or resources so that the acquisition of skills is an opportunity for professional progress.

What are the benefits of newskilling?

Newskilling undoubtedly brings multiple advantages. Let's see how it can help companies stay competitive.

1. Promotes internal mobility and boosts employee retention

When workers are aware that the company is investing in them to improve their professional profile and job opportunities, retention increases and a greater sense of belonging is generated.

2. Helps keep equipment up to date

As jobs evolve, so do the skills to do them successfully.

Therefore, preparing the workforce with new capabilities is essential to keep them up to date and achieve performance in line with market demands.

3. Increase innovation and improve corporate image

Training promotes a dynamic corporate culture that adapts to a constantly evolving work environment. This helps to develop an avant-garde and competitive business model that, in addition to improving the internal image, also does the same with which it is projected externally.

And that adds another advantage: Increased talent attraction.

4. Reduces selection processes and adaptation periods

The most important factor is the time needed to adapt to the new job. That involves...

• Learn to interact with completely unknown people or with large work teams.
• Adapt to corporate culture
• Understand the requirements of the position and how to perform their functions.

It is a process that can take weeks or months for the worker, depending on each company, the ability of each person to adapt, the amount of work requirements, and so on...

However, this period of adaptation can be considerably reduced by prioritizing the internal mobility that newskilling promotes. The person will have to adapt to a new role, but being part of the company, they have a long journey that will help them accelerate the process.

Skills: the new asset of the labor market

Now the labor market is moving towards a talent ecosystem based on skills and competencies.

And that's one of the main reasons why newskilling represents a win-win. The companies that adopt it and, at the same time, its members win. In addition, together with upskilling and reskilling, it makes it possible to move towards a more efficient and equitable hiring mechanism.

Are you ready for change?