Hired Isn’t Ready: Why “Time to Competency” Is MRO’s New Hiring Metric
Filling a technician seat is only the first step. At MRO Europe last week, an audience poll ranked “time to competency,” how quickly a new hire can work independently and safely, as the industry’s biggest workforce challenge, ahead of skills shortages, recruiting and retention. Here’s why the clock now matters as much as the headcount, and what MROs and technicians can do about it.