Business leaders can now assess existing employee skills and proactively plan for an AI-augmented workforceVANCOUVER, BC, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Visier , the globally recognized leader in Workforce AI solutions, announced today the launch of an Open Skill Initiative (OSI), in collaboration with founding partners TechWolf , Fuel50 , Lightcast , and Revelio Labs. The OSI is a group of best-in-class workforce skills intelligence providers joining forces to transform how businesses address critical skills challenges driven by AI adoption in the workplace and surging retirement numbers.By integrating data from the skills intelligence providers with Visier's people data platform, business leaders can rapidly gain the deep insights into their workforce's capabilities needed to meet current goals and prepare for an AI-driven future. Using Visier's Vee, a natural language AI interface, business leaders can answer critical questions about employee skills and other vital employee information such as:Which skill gaps are the highest priority to solve today?Who will be retiring this year and who has the skillset to replace the work they do?Which strategies will be most effective in closing my skill gaps, e.g. automation, upskill, retrain, transfer employees, or hire new?According to Gary Russo, Executive Director of Workforce Intelligence at Providence Health & Services, "Bringing together people analytics and skills data will help us innovate in our sourcing and career pathing strategy, ensuring we have reliable sources of the right talent with the right skills, now and into the future.""The rapid introduction of AI across every department in organizations is accelerating the need for worker upskilling and reskilling," said Keith Bigelow, Senior VP and Chief Product Officer at Visier. "By combining comprehensive workforce analytics and planning with skills information, Visier helps companies agilely adapt and create a future-ready workforce."Whether designing current or future AI-enabled workforces, seamless information exchange within the OSI framework will accelerate decision-making for business leaders. It will help organizations complete the critical steps of continuous workforce planning within enterprise and strategic organizations

People analytics provider Visier is making a big move into the Asia-Pacific area by launching an AI lab and expanding its regional office in Singapore.