A skills gap develops when organisations struggle to hire and maintain employees with the right skills. It describes a mismatch between the skills an employer needs and the capabilities employees actually possess. While it’s not always an organisation’s doing, it is a problem they need to correct.   
 
Tailored training allows organisations to zero in on specific learning outcomes, budgetary requirements and business objectives, regardless of location or cohort size. ‘Tailored’ means not only building a training initiative that addresses knowledge gaps but creating a personalised and flexible learning experience for each individual in a workforce.  
 
Training that is built specifically for your organisation can align unique capability needs with any business strategies or outcomes. Aside from developing skills, tailored training programs can also develop mindsets. Consider these potential outcomes from tailoring your training: 

• Adaptability: Training for adaptability creates employees who are motivated, curious about change, not easily discouraged by failure or turbulence, and innovative in their problem-solving.
• Growth: A growth mindset thrives on challenges and sees failure as a platform for learning and development. Tailored training conveys an organisation as one that values perseverance as much as talent, and it empowers employees to want to continuously learn and grow.
• Confidence: Tailored training builds on strengths and develops weaknesses. It shows your organisation values each employee as an individual, in turn giving them the confidence to utilise new skills and flex existing ones.
• Relevance: Organisations can’t have a unique selling point without employees skilled in aspects that contribute to it. Without a USP, an organisation lacks competitive advantage which will be felt in profitability, customer loyalty and employee morale.

For more details on what tailored training can do for your organisation, have a read of the full article.