The average half-life of skills is now less than five years, and in some fields, the timeframe is significantly shorter. The need for accelerated and continuous workforce development is the result of the rapid advancement and proliferation of technology, as well as changing business and societal needs. This is accelerating the need to develop the workforce – and particularly frontline workers.
Join us on August 21 to hear key findings from the recent study by i4cp and Upskill America on the state of employer-supported education for the frontline. i4cp Sr. Research Analyst Mollie Lombardi will share what they learned about upskilling approaches by surveying hundreds of employers across the globe. We will take a look at the impact of and key practices for:
- Internal Formal Education and Training
- Apprenticeship/Work-and-Learn Programs
- Tuition Assistance Programs
Mollie Lombardi is a top industry analyst, with extensive experience gathering and interpreting new data, but she also moves beyond the numbers, translating them into real decisions and actionable insights. She has interviewed & surveyed tens of thousands of organizations, and her dedication to creating better conversations between users and creators of HR Technology drives her work.
Over the years, Mollie has studied all aspects of HR. A particular focus of her work currently is how workforce management, wellness, and learning interplay to help organizations find, develop, and retain the talent they need. She is passionate about helping organizations help people be successful. She understands how the “best of the best” bring people, strategy, and tools together to execute with excellence and achieve audacious success.
Prior to i4cp, she held leadership roles at several industry analyst firms. Her work has appeared in Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes; Fortune, Inc. and other industry trade publications. She has also presented at HR Events globally.