Talent Without Limits: Trane Technologies Skills-Based Hiring - 2026 Next Practices Weekly
Join i4cp’s Next Practices Weekly on July 9, 2026, for an engaging conversation with Amy Volz, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Impact and Executive Director of the Trane Technologies Foundation, and Katie Runey, Talent Acquisition Global Center of Expertise Leader at Trane Technologies. In this session, attendees will explore how Trane Technologies transformed its talent strategy through a skills-based hiring approach that challenged traditional degree requirements, expanded access to opportunity, and created stronger talent pipelines for critical business roles.
Facing significant workforce shortages across manufacturing and HVAC, Trane Technologies recredentialed more than 60 roles and made over 80% of its positions -including leadership roles -accessible to qualified candidates without four-year degrees. Amy and Katie will share how the organization built the infrastructure, governance, tools, and executive alignment necessary to scale skills-based hiring across the enterprise. Hosted by i4cp, this discussion will provide practical insights into removing barriers to talent, broadening candidate pools, and creating a more resilient workforce.
Why You Should Attend
- Discover how Trane Technologies successfully shifted from degree-based hiring to a scalable, enterprise-wide skills-first talent strategy.
- Learn how recredentialing more than 60 roles expanded access to talent and increased opportunities for skilled candidates without four-year degrees.
- Gain practical insights into building executive sponsorship, change management frameworks, and hiring tools that support sustainable workforce transformation.
- Explore strategies for addressing talent shortages by expanding candidate pools and creating stronger internal and external talent pipelines.
- Understand how skills-based hiring can improve workforce resilience, strengthen employer brand, and support long-term business growth.
Whether your organization is just beginning its skills-based talent journey or looking to accelerate existing efforts, this session offers a compelling case study in workforce innovation. Join this session to learn how Trane Technologies is strengthening business performance, enhancing workforce accessibility, and building employer brand differentiation while creating new pathways for talent growth and advancement.
To ensure open discussion, this event is exclusively for HR practitioners. Vendors and consultants are not permitted to attend.
