Putting skills first - Reinventing talent practices

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the ability to attract and retain talent with the right skills is more critical than ever.

According to our CEO Survey Report 2025, Luxembourg CEOs view the ‘lower availability of workers with key skills’ as the biggest global threat they face – mirroring the findings of the 2023 survey.

Similarly, on a global scale: according to the World Economic Forum & PwC global report, by 2030, approximately 85 million jobs could go unfilled globally due to a lack of applicants with the necessary skills, potentially resulting in $8.5 trillion in unrealised annual revenues.

• What you can achieve by putting skills first.
• Clarity on career paths for your people: one of the key reasons why employees stay with a company.
• New sparks for internal mobility when hiring for vacant jobs.
• Higher return on investment through targeted learning that addresses skills gaps.
• Fit for future resource allocation.

During this training, participants will:

• explore the benefits of the skills-based approach in today's business environment;
• learn about methodologies and tools that support the evolution of your talent practices and ensure that it will be a strategic, impactful and achievable transformation;
• hear about best practices in the market;
• gain specific insights on how these concepts apply to your organisation;
• receive advice on how to initiate the evolution of your talent practices.

• The skills-based approach: concepts, models and use cases
• Talent management best practices
• Benefits and use cases of a job architecture
• Skills frameworks and how they accelerate your talent practices
• Success stories and practical recommendations
• Our blended learning approach combines practical input on best practices, interactive exercises, case studies, concepts and models

This training is sponsored by Vinciane Istace, Partner, and coordinated by Mariann Rackebrandt, Director at PwC Lxembourg.

• Vinciane Istace is a partner in the People, Experience and Change service team at PwC Luxembourg with over 30 years of experience. She has led the HR function at PwC, structuring operational capabilities and co-designing the firm’s HR strategy. Currently, she oversees the People and Process Outsourcing practice, providing clients with payroll, immigration, and HR administration support, as well as strategic HR advisory services. Vinciane combines deep HR technical expertise with extensive experience in fostering positive workplace interactions. She is also a diversity and inclusion leader, head of communication and PR, and a regular speaker at conferences, with notable projects including the EIB Gender Strategy Evaluability and university HR transformation initiatives.
• Mariann Rackebrandt is a director at PwC Luxembourg with over 20 years of expertise in human resources and management, specialising in cultural transformation, employee experience, wellbeing, and people development. She has led projects for both public and private sectors, focusing on leadership development, employee surveys, occupational health, and organizational culture. Mariann has held senior HR roles in Germany across pharmaceutical, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics industries, emphasising employee wellbeing and organisational health. Her notable client work includes mental health training, cultural transformation advisory, wellbeing initiatives, and managing employee wellbeing programs, often collaborating with medical services and staff during critical periods such as the Covid pandemic.