{"id":10853,"date":"2025-10-23T13:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=10853"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:04:55","slug":"structured-skill-development","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/talent-management\/learning-development\/structured-skill-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Structured skill development unlocks employee growth and internal mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Victoria Kelleher<\/strong>, SHRM-CP<\/strong>, Brightmine Lead Survey Specialist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Employers must keep their organizations up to speed with increasingly competitive industries and ever-evolving technology. That is why it is so important for an organization to actively build pathways for skill growth and advancement. This requires identifying skill gaps in the company on an ongoing basis and a structured method for helping employees develop the skills<\/a> they need to advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skill development and internal mobility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies with well-designed skill development programs have a better pulse on the skills<\/a> that exist across the organization, and therefore better awareness of the potential employees have for growth. As a result, they may have more fluid practices when it comes to promotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent survey from Brightmine<\/a> found that companies with advanced skill development practices are more likely to identify and promote talent within (see Chart 1). For example, 50% of companies without organized skill development practices said they were more likely to fill an opening in a mid- to high-level position with an external candidate rather than an existing employee, compared with only 9% of companies with an organized approach to skill development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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