79% of CEOs are concerned about skill availability impacting innovation, cost, quality and growth at their organisation. The pandemic has only exacerbated the problem, as Covid-19 continues to disrupt work and workforce models. In a bid to tackle this skills conundrum, organisations are turning to skills-based workforce planning. According to Insight222’s own research, nearly all companies (90%) express a desire to build a skills-based workforce planning process. However, only a quarter of companies (26%) are actively doing so. I had the opportunity to speak with Alicia Roach Co-Founder and Director at eQ8 to learn more about the future of workforce planning and how it can be used to help organisations access the skills they need to thrive in the digital age.

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