This document discusses workforce development in the US federal government. It covers several topics:
1) Cross-agency teams from 20 agencies have made progress on challenges facing the federal workforce such as building equitable pathways for underrepresented communities.
2) OPM convened the first Chief Diversity Officer Council meeting and OMB issued guidance on agency-wide capital planning to support the future of work.
3) Developing in-demand skills, closing skills gaps, using data and AI, improving the candidate experience, and upskilling the current workforce are some of the focus areas to strengthen the federal mission driven workforce.
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1. Key Takeaways From 2022
Measuring The Distance Traveled
How can Government agencies build
equitable pathways into the Public Service
for early career positions, particularly from
underrepresented and underserved
communities?
For Priority 1, Strengthening and
Empowering the Federal
Workforce, cross-agency teams
representing approximately 20
agencies have accomplished
milestones and setting out new
activities to address some of the
biggest challenges facing the
Federal workforce.
In September, the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM)
convened the first ever Chief
Diversity Officer Council meeting.
OMB issued guidance to agencies
on agency-wide capital planning to
support the future of work.
OMB and agencies facilitated the
use of IT and cloud-based
collaboration tools that support
interoperability within and among
agencies by approving 10
FedRAMP-authorized software
tools.
PMA
Priority 1
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping
Changes
In
Learning
Closing
The Gap
Leadership
Technology
ITM / HR
Tech
Data &
AI
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
2. Measuring The Distance Traveled
37% of job seekers would consider
taking a cut in salary to join a workplace
that offered skills development. -
Coursera For Government
The Great Reskilling
Skill Mapping
PMA
Priority 1
Mission
Driven
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping
Changes
in
Learning
Closing
the Gap
Leadership
Tech
Data &
AI
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
3. Measuring The Distance Traveled
The Future Of Work via Microsoft On
The power of AI in the future of work
hinges on getting the role of AI right.
Summarization technology allows us to
make better use of recorded meetings
and take better notes making
asynchronous participation possible and
synchronous participation better
Changes In Learning
PMA
Priority 1
Mission Driven
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping.
Changes
In
Learning
.
Closing
The
Gaps
Leadership
.
Tech.
Data &
AI
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
4. Measuring The Distance Traveled
How to help employees build in-demand
skills – 56% of respondents say their
training programs don’t provide enough
opportunities for employees to practice
skills.
Closing the Gaps
PMA
Priority 1
Mission
Driven
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping.
Changes in
Learning .
Closing
the Gaps
Leadership
Tech
Data & A
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
5. Measuring The Distance Traveled
According to the MSPB on Exec
Training & Development according to
FEVS survey data the less training
SES have, the lower overall scores on
indices of agency workforce health
Leadership
PMA
Priority 1
Mission
Driven
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping
Changes
in
Learning
Closing
the Gaps
Leadership
Tech
Data &
AI
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
6. Measuring The Distance Traveled
The growing severity of the IT skills
gap – IDC predicts that by 2022
companies stand to lose $775 billion
worldwide due to the IT skills gap
Technology
PMA
Priority 1
Mission
Driven
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping
Changes
in
Learning
Closing
the Gaps
Leadership
Tech.
Data &
AI
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
7. Measuring The Distance Traveled
“With the rapid funding, development, and
implementation of AI in the workplace,
employers can expect the wave of
workplace AI tools to continue.”
- EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
on The Promise and The Peril: Artificial
Intelligence and Employment
Discrimination
Data & AI
PMA
Priority 1
Mission
Driven
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping
Changes
in
Learning
Closing
the Gaps
Leadership
Tech.
Data &AI
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
8. Measuring The Distance Traveled
Workplace Trends claims that 60% of job
seekers have had at least one negative
candidate experience. A recent Glassdoor
article quotes that 72% of candidates share
their negative experiences online. The
majority of job seekers read at least 6
reviews before forming an opinion, and 55%
of them will avoid a company after reading
negative comments.
Candidate Experience & CX
PMA
Priority 1
Mission
Driven
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping
Changes
in
Learning
Closing
the Gaps
Leadership
Tech
Data &
AI
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
9. Measuring The Distance Traveled
Making LER’s learner records interoperable
requires at least three types of ontologies:
? Occupations and Job Descriptions
? Skills
? Credentials
In career planning, an ILR could allow
learners (including workers looking for new
jobs or expanded opportunities) to compare
their skills to standard lists of occupational
skill requirements .
Skill Adjacency
PMA
Priority 1
Mission
Driven
Workforce
Development
.
Skill
Mapping
Changes
in
Learning
Closing
the Gaps
Leadership
Tech
Data &
AI
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
10. Measuring The Distance Traveled
“Last year 76% of worldwide decision-
makers reported skills gaps. In 2022,
that figure dropped to 66%. But before
we celebrate a 10% drop, let’s also
consider that 9% of the
decision-makers surveyed still report
that they are unsure whether there is a
skills gaps within their organization.”
Upskilling
PMA
Priority 1
Mission Driven
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping
Changes
In
Learning
Closing
The
Gaps
Leadership
Tech
Data &
AI
CX .
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
11. Measuring The Distance Traveled
Support Critical & Urgent Recruitment &
Hiring for Workforce Development
EO 13932 calls for merit-based reforms
that will increase the use of valid,
competency-based assessments as an
alternative to the reliance on education
credentials in determining qualifications for
Federal jobs.
Mission Support
PMA Workforce
PMA
Priority 1
Mission
Driven-
Workforce
Development
Skill
Mapping
Changes
in
Learning
Close
The
Gaps.
Leadership
Tech.
Data &
AI .
CX
Skill
Adjacency
Upskilling
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