In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the ability to attract and retain talent with the right skills is more critical than ever.
According to the CEO Survey Report 2025, Luxembourg CEOs view the ‘lower availability of workers with key skills’ as the biggest global threat they face – mirroring the findings of the 2023 survey.
Similarly, on a global scale: according to the World Economic Forum & PwC global report, by 2030, approximately 85 million jobs could go unfilled globally due to a lack of applicants with the necessary skills, potentially resulting in $8.5 trillion in unrealised annual revenues.
- What you can achieve by putting skills first.
- Clarity on career paths for your people: one of the key reasons why employees stay with a company.
- New sparks for internal mobility when hiring for vacant jobs.
- Higher return on investment through targeted learning that addresses skills gaps.
- Fit for future resource allocation.
Duration: 3h
Language: Available in English, French and German. The supporting material is only available in English.
Number of participants: 4 to 10
Available as intra-company course (i.e. dedicated session on demand)
Objectives
During this training, participants will:
- explore the benefits of the skills-based approach in today's business environment;
- learn about methodologies and tools that support the evolution of your talent practices and ensure that it will be a strategic, impactful and achievable transformation;
- hear about the best practices in the market;
- gain specific insights on how these concepts apply to your organisation;
- receive advice on how to initiate the evolution of your talent practices.
Content
- The skills-based approach: concepts, models and use cases
- Talent management best practices
- Benefits and use cases of a job architecture
- Skills frameworks and how they accelerate your talent practices
- Success stories and practical recommendations
- Our blended learning approach combines practical input on best practices, interactive exercises, case studies, concepts and models
Target audience
- Human resources directors
- C-suite
- Center of expertise for talent management
- HR business partners
- Heads of transformation & cultural change
Our lead experts
This training is sponsored by Vinciane Istace, Partner, and coordinated by Mariann Rackebrandt, Director at PwC Lxembourg.
Vinciane leads the People, Experience and Change (P, E & C) and People Process Outsourcing (PPO) teams at PwC Luxembourg. She has been with PwC for more than 30 years. As Human Capital Partner and Leader from 2003 to 2016, Vinciane structured PwC's HR operational capabilities and co-designed the firm's HR strategy, overseeing 2,850 people with a team of 50 HR experts. As Partner in our Advisory practice, she accompanies clients in navigating workforce transformations and advises them on all aspects of the employee life cycle, cultural change, as well as the strategic evolution of the HR function.
Mariann is director in the People, Experience and Change team at PwC Luxembourg and leads the HR Excellence practices. With 20 years of experience in human resources, management functions and consulting, Mariann has designed strategies for business transformation, organisational changes, talent management, leadership development, and labour relations. She has led HR teams, worked closely with senior executives as a business partner, coach, trainer, and advisor, and pioneered the HR function for a successful start-up. Following two acquisitions, Mariann led the HR integration of these businesses into multinational companies.
