From Hire to Retire: How Skills-Based Practices are Reshaping Government HR

June 12, 2026 12:00 PM

Government HR is shifting away from degrees and job titles toward what people can actually do. This webinar explores what a skills-first approach looks like across the talent lifecycle, how to apply the Skills-Based Organization Playbook in a government context, and real lessons from Arizona's own transition. HR leaders from the Arizona Department of Health Services and ADOA join Opportunity@Work to share what the shift actually takes.

Government HR is changing. The old model, built on degrees and job titles, is giving way to something more practical: hiring, developing, and retaining people based on what they can actually do.

In this webinar, we'll cover:

-What a skills-first approach looks like across the full talent lifecycle

-How to apply the Skills-Based Organization Playbook in a government context

-Real-world lessons from Arizona state government, shared by practitioners doing this work today

Joining the conversation are:

Rob Waddell, CHRO at the Arizona Department of Health Services

Nicole Sornsin, State Human Resources Director at ADOA

Allison Jones, Senior Advisor, Opportunity@Work

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