Podcast: Why a Skills-Based RTD Model De-Risks Hiring and Powers Business Performance
Posted June 18, 2025Sanderson Government & Defence‘s Managing Director Nick Walrond recently had the pleasure of joining WithYouWithMe on a podcast exploring why in today’s fast-moving economy, it’s not who has the biggest brand or the deepest pockets that wins — it’s who can mobilise the right skills, at the right time, to drive real outcomes – and how a skills-based RTD (Recruit Train Deploy) Model can help make this happen.
Nick chats about how in the government and defence sector specifically, a technical skills accelerator is vital to help organisations build their capability faster, increase speed to proficiency, and de-risk workforce decisions.
When needing a security clearance significantly reduces the availability of skilled talent, government clients can benefit from the principals of an RTD model by accessing talent that has the technical understanding required, but also with the potential to accelerate this – unlocking hidden potential to help them reach their goals.
Nick also dives into why looking at skills-based hiring over qualifications and experience can create a powerful advantage for businesses, and even help to remove unconscious bias from their recruitment processes. A subject that’s particularly important as we need to find a way to engage with people of all ages and at all differing stages of careers as our working population ages and so getting more people into organisations to build capability faster should be celebrated.
If you’re looking to future-proof your team then have a listen to the full podcast via the link below and make skills your greatest competitive edge!