Developing People

Getting the best from people at every level in an organisation in a climate of constant change has become key to sustainable competitive advantage. Because strategies, processes and technology alone cannot deliver results, it takes people to drive and sustain your organisation to realise tangible impact. Now, more than ever, success in business hinges on strategic agility and the ability to translate plans into sustainable actions.

PwC offers a range of learning solutions to enable you to create value for your organisation through your people.

Best practices PwC’s Business School services What will your organisation gain?
Align training and development with the organisation’s long-term goals. Conduct competency-based skills assessments to determine competency gaps and develop skills development strategies and plans to close the gaps
  • Better understanding and targeting of employee training needs
  • More productive and skilled employees
  • Higher quality products and services
  • Better customer service
  • Lower employee turnover rates
Optimise the training function. Design and develop an efficient and effective training and development function i.e. a training and development division or an internal/external learning academy or corporate university.
  • Better use of training budgets 
  • More efficient use of training staff 
  • Better quality of training programmes 
  • Higher productivity
Offer training and development opportunities to improve loyalty and performance. Design, develop and deliver programmes to close the gap between existing competencies and future competency requirements.
  • More satisfied and loyal employees 
  • Higher levels of productivity and quality 
  • More effective training and development programmes
Reinforce the application of newly acquired skills and competencies. Support learners to embed new skills and knowledge in their day-to-day activities through the provision of coaching and mentoring support in the workplace
  • More effective training 
  • Faster assimilation and greater retention of new skills and knowledge 
  • Less time and money spent on retraining Higher levels of productivity
Rank learning as an organisational priority. Measure the contribution of learning initiatives to the successful achievement of strategy through the measurement of return on investment (ROI).
  • More productive and capable workforce
  • Greater ability to manage change
  • Fewer employee errors
  • Higher employee satisfaction rating for both training and jobs
  • Higher employee retention rates
  • Quantifiable ROI and service delivery improvement