DuPont’s Spark Digital Academy: Upskilling for the Future
Breakout Session
Wednesday, May 24 1:15PM – 2:15PM ET
| The Spark Digital Academy is DuPont’s response to its growing need to create a bottom-up culture of data know how, agility, and experimentation across the organization, train workers on the use of data and digital technologies, and signal the company’s priority in digital innovation. It was also created in response to the increasing competition to recruit technical talent and the shortage of potential employees with disciplinary and technical skills. Hear from those involved with the Academy about their efforts to create and sustain this program. They will expand on their key takeaways so far: 1. Build from and scale to the entire organization using existing learning and development programs. 2. Work to meet the needs of the individuals and the organization. 3. Connect digital training programs to the realities of the job market. 4. Promote the roles of executives as sponsors, students, and advocates. 5. Decide on a balance of experiential, peer, and formal instruction that works for the audience and the type of learning they seek. 6. Encourage group work in experiential projects. 7. Consider the additional workload reskilling programs bring to employees and design curriculum and program elements for flexibility. 8. Create a scalable digital infrastructure. 9. Launch a digital academy not as an isolated effort but as part of a broader digital transformation action plan. |