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Oracle enables HR leaders to foster career developments with new solution

Oracle Dynamic Skills is an AI-powered dynamic skills solution in Oracle Cloud HCM to help build a more agile workforce

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Oracle has introduced a new solution to help organisations manage, grow and gain a better understanding of the skills of their workforce.

Oracle Dynamic Skills, part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), provides HR and business leaders the insights needed to ensure they have the right talent both now and in the future by providing a comprehensive view of the skills within their workforce.

Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the new capabilities provide business leaders with an always up-to-date view of their employees’ skills to help attract, develop, and grow the right talent.

“The shelf life of skills is shrinking and the fight for talent is becoming more competitive every day,” said Yvette Cameron, senior vice president of global product strategy, Oracle Cloud HCM.

“Businesses need better insights into the skills of their workforce if they want to compete in today’s rapidly changing climate. With Oracle Cloud HCM, our customers can gain a better understanding of the skills across their workforce, where to focus development efforts, and what new opportunities can be created for the employee and the organization.”

Oracle Dynamic Skills maintains an always-accurate record of skills data within the organisation, including job titles, employee capabilities, experience, and strength of skills.

A complete view of this data helps HR leaders foster career development, more effectively plan, make better hires, and develop a highly skilled workforce.

Delivered with Oracle Cloud HCM, Oracle Dynamic Skills includes:

• Skills Nexus: A continually updated database of record that provides organisations with a comprehensive view of employee skills across their workforce. This helps HR and business leaders better understand the skills of their workforce, where gaps exist, and which skills need to be developed or acquired.

Skills Nexus takes publicly available data on skills, qualifications, and occupations from around the world, combines it with similar information from within the organisation, and uses AI to make it easy for organisations to assign skills to roles. This provides customers with data on skills that is customised to their business. Skills Nexus also updates itself based on changing employee skills and new skills acquired through recruiting.

• Skills Advisor: A powerful recommendation engine that uses AI to recommend what skills employees should learn, what skills organisations should hire for in specific roles, and which candidates have the right skills for open positions.

This helps HR leaders develop their workforce by finding the right talent to support their business needs. Skills Advisor also helps employees by using insights from Skills Nexus to deliver recommendations throughout HR processes.

Skills Advisor also uses natural language processing to understand different descriptions of similar skills. This helps candidates and employees find the right opportunities no matter how they define their abilities.

• Skills Center: A personalised portal for employees to update their skills, find new roles, and engage in learning resources. By making it easy for employees to track progress towards career goals and take action to further professional development, Skill Center helps organisations increase employee engagement and the skills of their workforce.

It uses data from Skills Nexus and insights from Skills Advisor to deliver actionable recommendations for employees.

Lisa Rowan, research vice president, HR software & services research at IDC, said, “Coming out of the pandemic, the talent economy is in a really interesting place. Many people took time during lockdown to reevaluate their career choices and consider new opportunities for growth. This is putting pressure on organisations and HR leaders to double down on both recruitment and retention. But regardless, the foundation of their strategies should be centered around one thing: skills.

“Skills are at the core of understanding your talent. Oracle’s new Dynamic Skills offering is designed to help organisations take a more proactive approach to skills, truly harness the power of skills within their workforce, and motivate existing talent to achieve more in their careers,” she added.