Lockheed Martin SMD uses critical skills management, which is a process of identifying at-risk skills and mitigating those risks.
Caterpillar leverages an internally created tool called CareerQuest to develop engineers and manage their technical competency growth.
Caterpillar’s Leadership and Technical Development Program exposes new hires to one of six technical tracks, which provides a robust on-boarding experience. The global program can be customized based on regional needs and varies in length from one to three years