Skillogical is a tool that enhances the training and development functions which companies already have in place.
In the coming weeks and months, we will be chatting to all the HR Indaba partners, asking them why they are excited about the event and what they believe are the most important issues facing the profession. In this article, we speak to Jurie van Zyl, the Human Resource Development Specialist, who will be presenting on behalf of Skillogical at HR Indaba.
1. What is Skillogical, how long has it been around and what was the reason for starting the company?
Skillogical is a human capital development solution that was developed over the last four years that simplifies the processes required to develop people. The various aspects of the solution were designed to either introduce training and development processes or it can co-exist with existing HR systems and processes. The functionalities are packaged in a cloud-based system that is configured to client requirements. The system is aligned to the South African regulatory environment to address compliance requirements. Skillogical combines training and development best practice with simplicity to ensure maximum impact within minimum time.
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2. How do you differentiate yourselves from other HCM solutions?
Skillogical can either be fully integrated into existing systems and processes or can function as a stand-alone solution. No, IT technical expertise or resources is required and HRD Professionals are able to implement Skillogical without extensive alignment and re-work requirements. The product is supported by a professional team, well-functioning call centre and makes state of the art functionality available at a fraction of the price of similar systems.
3. Why have you signed up for the HR Indaba and what should attendees look forward to seeing from you at the event?
Our decision to sign up for HR Indaba is threefold: One, it is part of our strategic objective to expand our product offering as a subscription product, which makes it very affordable; Two, seeing it as a valuable platform to interact and share a solution with people that are looking for a simple workable way to address productivity through focused skills development initiatives; and three, provide companies with a process to address regulatory requirements in a way that goes beyond compliance.
4. What would you say is the biggest challenge facing the HR profession?
People development that is focused on the actual needs of the company, balanced with promoting employees’ career aspirations has always been a challenge. The dream of establishing a culture of employee development self-service is stifled by cumbersome procedures to identify skills gaps and even more stifling processes to develop and avail learning that impacts productivity and ultimately employee marketability.
HR Practitioners have well-defined systems to manage all aspects of their value chain, but unfortunately, skills development management is still relegated to excel spreadsheets. HR practitioners and simplified people analytics are at last united in Skillogical.
