UTDS is committed to helping clients ensure that they have the right people with the right skills and competencies, in the right place at the right time. In this context, UTDS will meet clients people management and talent development needs from inception (i.e. recruitment and selection) through employee knowledge and skills development, leadership development, team building and ultimately succession planning.

In addition to having the right people in the right place, successful organizations also need to ensure that they are doing the right thing i.e. that they have the right strategy. UTDS will facilitate strategic planning and assist organizations in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of their chosen strategy.

Effective people management and strategy formulation are becoming increasingly important as smaller firms find themselves jockeying against resource-rich competitors for market share and customer loyalty. The optimal solution to these challenges is to procure the expertise where it does not exist as an organizational core competence. As organizations including governments – are forced to become leaner and more efficient, there will be an increasing demand for external consultants with proven track records in people management and strategy formulation and implementation. This trend is expected to continue into the medium and long-term as competitive market forces replace monopolies and preferential/protected market access is challenged by free (although not necessarily fair) trade agreements.

In the case of the public sector, citizens are becoming increasingly concerned and vocal about the quality and cost of services provided and are demanding higher levels of productivity, accountability and responsiveness to their needs, wants and interests.

UTDS provides a wide range of training and development services customized for each of our clients. Based on client needs and circumstances, interventions may include (but are not limited to):