Cross Skilling

What is Cross skilling 

Cross-skilling is a practice of training employees in multiple skills or disciplines that may or may not be related to their primary job responsibilities. This approach aims to broaden an employee’s skill set beyond their core competencies, enabling them to perform a variety of tasks within and outside their current role.  

Benefits of Cross-skilling 

Cross-skilling enhances workforce flexibility and adaptability, allowing employees to take on diverse responsibilities as organizational needs change.  

While upskilling focuses on enhancing employees’ existing skills or developing new skills relevant to their current job roles, cross-skilling takes a broader approach by teaching employees skills that may be unrelated to their current roles. Upskilling emphasizes deepening expertise in a specific domain, while cross-skilling emphasizes broadening skills across different domains.  

Both upskilling and cross-skilling are valuable strategies for workforce development, but they serve different purposes. Upskilling enhances proficiency in existing job functions, while cross-skilling increases versatility and prepares employees for a range of potential roles.

How Mercer | Mettl can help 

Mercer | Mettl offers a suite of employee development tools, such as leadership development, high-potential identification, and succession planning. These assessments enable organizations to cater to cross-skilling needs within the organization and develop a robust training and development plan.