Lightcast, a leading provider of global labor market intelligence, has launched Skills Agent, an advanced automation capability embedded in its Talent Transform platform, aimed at revolutionizing skills-based workforce strategies. The tool continuously updates skills-to-job associations in real time, replacing the costly, labor-intensive mapping processes that have long hindered large-scale adoption of skills-based models.
As organizations increasingly pivot toward skills-driven operations, accurate and up-to-date skills intelligence is critical. Yet, according to Deloitte, only 17% of companies feel confident in predicting their future skills needs, with many still relying on outdated libraries or periodic audits. Skills Agent addresses this gap by detecting shifts in labor markets, roles, and business needs, then recommending relevant skills using Lightcast’s proprietary taxonomy—covering over 73,000 occupations and 34,000 validated skills—recognized as an industry standard worldwide.
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Early results show enterprises can achieve 6–12x ROI in the first year, eliminating thousands of hours of manual work and significant consulting costs, while gaining live, self-maintaining job-skill relationships.
“Most organizations already know that becoming skills-based is the goal—but they get stuck trying to maintain the data,” said Mark Hanson, Vice President of Strategy at Lightcast. “This is not just faster—it’s smarter. And it gives our customers the confidence to act on skills data, not just collect it.”
