SHRM's Skills-First Center of Excellence Launching in 2025

The cutting-edge Skills-First Center of Excellence (SFCOE) from SHRM and the SHRM Foundation will show employers how to prioritize job candidates’ skills, talents, aptitudes and competencies. The aim is to lessen an over-reliance on factors such as college degrees that can serve as proxies for job capability and, in doing so, overlook people with the skills employers seek.

The online hub is expected to launch in early 2025. It will consist of four main components:

• An AI-based skills advisor to help employees evaluate their skills journey and provide them with specific tools, trainings and actions to accelerate their progress.
• A library of skills-first resources for employers, consisting of case studies and tools from different providers.
• A skills-tech clearinghouse and solutions lab to help HR professionals assess the quality of different HR technology products—credentials, recruitment, and vetting technologies; human resource information systems, applicant tracking systems, and plug-ins; and various learning and professional-growth management systems.
• A skills-first credential that formally certifies HR professionals, hiring managers and C-suite executives.

“To meet the world of work of tomorrow, we need to transform our hiring and advancement practices today,” said Wendi Safstrom, SHRM Foundation president.

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