SkillsPilot is APS' online learning portal, custom-built to power our consultant-led learning, assessment and development programmes. With the capability to bring together live facilitation, coaching, assessment centres, simulations, skills practice, feedback and workplace application, SkillsPilot hosts tailored development journeys for individuals, teams and dispersed talent populations.
SkillsPilot can be used to run virtual or hybrid assessment and development centres
Pick key skills and competencies to measure, and gather feedback on.
Run virtual interactive events that provide opportunities to demonstrate skills and competencies.
Provide feedback from professional observers on demonstrated skills and behaviours.
SkillsPilot can also be used to develop skills in people. The system has a range of various interactive sessions that can be attended online. These sessions are typically a mixture of 1:1 and group/team events and can be set up as either self-directed or professionally facilitated learning events.
SkillsPilot is a valuable tool for supporting both talent assessment and development. Organisations frequently use its comprehensive skills library to create targeted profiles that reflect their own in-house skills and behaviours, ensuring alignment with what’s needed for success in specific roles and across the organisation. The skills assessed through SkillsPilot are typically those most valued by employers, helping to focus development on the areas that matter most.
APS consultants work closely with clients to identify priority skill areas. This can be based on existing competency frameworks, organisational values, or tailored to address specific challenges faced by teams or individuals. Skills to focus on are collaboratively decided to ensure high relevance for participants.
SkillsPilot provides a practical opportunity for individuals to showcase their skills as part of an assessment or development process. Through the platform, participants can reflect on their experiences, describe how they have applied specific skills in real workplace situations, and receive feedback on their strengths and areas for growth.
SkillsPilot is designed to support a wide range of assessment and development centre activities, providing a flexible platform for running both individual and group exercises. Here’s how SkillsPilot can be used in these contexts:
Participants complete skills assessments aligned to targeted organisational profiles, reflecting the skills and behaviours most valued for success. Real-world scenarios and case studies can be integrated, allowing individuals to demonstrate their skills in action.
Feedback is gathered from multiple sources, including self-assessment and observer ratings, to provide a rounded view of performance.
SkillsPilot enables participants to reflect on their experiences and describe how they have applied key skills in workplace situations. Action planning tools help individuals set development goals based on assessment outcomes.
SkillsPilot delivers feedback by enabling participants to learn how their applied skills have impacted outcomes in specific situations. The platform gathers input from both self-assessment and observer ratings, providing a well-rounded perspective on strengths and areas for development. This approach ensures that feedback is practical, evidence-based, and directly linked to real workplace experiences.
Facilitators and managers can use SkillsPilot to provide targeted, constructive feedback that supports ongoing growth. The feedback process encourages individuals to reflect on their behaviours, understand the impact of their actions, and set clear development goals for the future.
By making feedback accessible and actionable, SkillsPilot helps individuals and organisations drive meaningful development and build capability for long-term success.
SkillsPilot can be used to run virtual or hybrid Team Insight and Development Workshops.
Work with our leadership and talent development consultants to design team development programmes shaped by your context and goals.
Build programmes around proven content, tailored to your team’s priorities, with focus areas such as communication, collaboration, leadership, change, performance or customer focus.
Bring your people into a blended development experience delivered through SkillsPilot by our expert facilitators, combining live sessions, digital learning and applied practice.
SkillsPilot can also be used to provide coaching in a virtual environment.
Work with our experienced coaches and business professionals to shape coaching around each person’s role, goals and working context.
Give your people a structured coaching journey through SkillsPilot, delivered by our experienced coaches and supported by relevant learning, practice and workplace application.
Extend coaching between and beyond each live session with self-directed activities in SkillsPilot, helping people practise, reflect and apply their learning at work.
✅ Easy online access, works on desktop and laptop devices.
✅ Security encryption and confidentiality.
Due to the nature of the events and advanced online interactions tablet and mobile devices are not supported with this platform.
Set-up: This may vary according to the type of programme SkillsPilot is being used to deliver. Prior to an event participants are welcomed to the system by email. After a short profile confirmation and agreement to terms and condition, participants are directed to their personal schedule/calendar page, where they can view all events they are registered to attend along with information outlining any prior preparation work needed.
Attending Events: Participants attend events by logging into the SkillsPilot workspace, where each session takes place. Events may be run as live webinars with multiple attendees, small group sessions, one-to-one meetings with an APS expert, or as self-directed activities.
During these sessions, participants might watch presentations, take part in discussions, complete tasks on their own or with others, or practise skills through structured exercises such as role play.
Feedback: SkillsPilot programmes can be configured to collect and compile specific types of feedback. For example, within certain Development Centre programmes, participants may be prompted to complete self-assessment at the end of each exercise. Where required, the same exercises can also be securely recorded within SkillsPilot, enabling either the organisation or an APS Observer to review activity and input their feedback. When observer feedback is collected for each exercise, SkillsPilot can then generate a participant report highlighting performance strengths and development recommendations.
Reports typically generated from SkillsPilot events are a powerful way to share feedback with leaders. This Development Centre sample report is available, demonstrating the structure and insights offered without any commitment.
Find Out More about our Development Centres or TeamInsights masterclasses that can be run in-person, virtually through SkillsPilot, or hybrid.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your insights, enhance your leadership skills, or support your organisation’s talent strategy, SkillsPilot offers expert-led experiences to help you achieve your goals.
