Strategise to Thrive
Project details
Why are we doing this?
For many small and medium-sized businesses, strategic workforce planning training is often out of reach – either too costly or not suited to the realities of a busy SME, placing them under additional pressure to plan strategically and demonstrate need. In response, Enginuity has created the Strategise to Thrive programme as part of its charitable mission to make high-quality strategic workforce planning more accessible.
About the project
The Strategise to Thrive programme offers a modular training approach with just 14 hours of virtual contact time, during 7 online sessions, over a 6-month period. Fully funded by Enginuity, the programme enables organisations to start implementing bespoke action plans, closing gaps in an organisation’s workforce planning capabilities and delivering a positive bottom-line impact.
Project status
21 SMEs are participating in the current Strategise to Thrive pilot, with five out of seven sessions complete to date.
Workforce planning expertise
SMEs have the tools to engage in workforce planning at end of intervention period.
Financial benefit
Increase in share of SMEs benefitting financially from actively engaging in workforce planning.
Independent development
Increase in businesses view of the extent to which staff at SMEs who participated in Strategise to Thrive pursue their own development independently.
Project outputs
Planning assessments
Baseline strategic workforce planning assessments complete for all participating SMEs.
SMES completing programme
21 SMEs complete Strategise to Thrive programme by the end of April 2026.
Workforce planning
SMEs have the tools to engage in workforce planning by the end of April 2026.
Strategic action plans
All participating SMEs have strategic workforce action plans in place by the end of April 2026 and are starting to make progress against them.
