Minnesota Skills-Based Talent Accelerator
Who Should Attend:
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Association members -- both professional and industry-specific
Workshop Objectives:
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Transferable skill sets: Recognizes broader abilities that allow workers to move across roles and projects more fluidly.
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Continuous pro-active upskilling: Encourages adoption of new technologies and skill sets, keeping the workforce competitive and future-ready and empowered.
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Career ladders: Creates transparent advancement opportunities that allow employees to see how to progress, improving retention and internal mobility.
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Performance-based evaluation: Rewards efficiency, safety and quality outcomes that are manifested out of skills and competencies. Not just expecting performance but developing performance!
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Cross-disciplinary collaboration: Helps assemble diverse teams with complementary skills, improving project delivery and innovation.
Minnesota Skills-Based Talent Accelerator
Workshops for Industry Sector
Skill-based practices work to connect entire industry sector pipelines—from students to job seekers, employers and industry. Aligning industry initiatives with skills‑based practices and fostering cross‑functional partnerships, skills-based practices offer a way to create a talent ecosystem where everyone benefits—learners, workers, employers and communities. This is more than workforce strategy; it’s a movement toward shared empowerment, real opportunity and a future built on human capability.
Explore how skills-based hiring and development practices relate to increased retention, employee upward mobility and business success.