Whether the demographics of your workforce are changing or are simply faced with having to apply new technologies to stay competitive, it is important to completely understand the skill level of your workers to improve productivity and maintain quality. Through the Skills Balance Sheet process you will gain a thorough understanding of the skill level of your workforce and have the data necessary to make strategic decisions to improve the performance of your organization.

This process is currently being utilized by several public transportation authorities to upgrade the skills of their bus, rail and facilities maintenance workers resulting in fewer repeat repairs, reduced equipment downtime and lower costs for spare parts inventory.

Click the image to the left to see an illustration of the Skills Balancesheet Process Model.

Once we have helped you to determine the skill level of your workers, then we can help you implement continuous improvement strategies aimed at reducing waste, improving productivity and quality, and upgrading the skills of your workforce. Depending on your specific needs, we will deliver any or all of the following:

• Standardized work instructions and visual job aids
• Product and training manuals
• Hands-on and technical classroom training
• Individual training plans

The Skills Balance Sheet process is “data driven” and the Occupational Skills Analysis System (OSAS) helps you to manage this data, on-line. We can also help your organization along the path of continuous improvement by teaching you how to use tools like value stream mapping and workplace organization.

To find out how the Skills Balance Sheet can help your organization call Ken Mall at: 313-271-2660 (or e-mail at: kmall@edsincorporated.com).