--- id: video/xez5m71_Yig type: video title: "#BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" summary: This 2-minute promotional video covers the BC Talent program in North America, which trains and coaches new Business Central consultants for partners (product training, professional skills, one-to-one coaching). Just over one year in, it cites 233 partner engagements (74 in North America), 10 weeks from onboarding to billable work, a 93 percent retention rate and 41 percent of new hires being women. tier: official language: en tags: - talent acquisition - training programs - coaching - partner engagement - retention - diversity - onboarding - skill development system: hr review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T22:57:01.074Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T22:57:01.114Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: b83c98862c19fea4dab3d2d2962a5008a9de4a813f5d2eca5cd2f74fb28ce774 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=0s title: "#BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-04-08T18:46:38.000Z" commit: null t: 0 quote: In the current war for talent, finding people is the hardest part. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=10s title: "#BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-04-08T18:46:38.000Z" commit: null t: 10 quote: Getting them in front of your customers and actually driving your business forward, that's the real game. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=46s title: "#BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-04-08T18:46:38.000Z" commit: null t: 46 quote: VC talent is a full force skilling and coaching machine and the results they speak loud and clear. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=46s title: "#BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-04-08T18:46:38.000Z" commit: null t: 46 quote: just over one year in and we're proud to share that 233 partner engagements have kicked off - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=67s title: "#BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-04-08T18:46:38.000Z" commit: null t: 67 quote: 10 weeks from onboarding to billable work so you keep moving forward no slowdown. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=67s title: "#BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-04-08T18:46:38.000Z" commit: null t: 67 quote: 93% retention rate because when talent is trained and coached right they stay. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=87s title: "#BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-04-08T18:46:38.000Z" commit: null t: 87 quote: We're not just filling jobs. We're building a more diverse, innovative future for Business Central. links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: xez5m71_Yig channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig published_at: "2025-04-08T18:46:38.000Z" duration_s: 111 captions: full audience: - decision maker - partner - administrator chapters: - t: 0 title: The Talent Challenge - t: 10 title: The Training Problem - t: 23 title: BC Talent Solutions and Results - t: 46 title: Key Metrics and Impact - t: 87 title: Call to Action features: - name: BC Talent Program status: unclear t: 23 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: [] quotes: - t: 0 text: In the current war for talent, finding people is the hardest part. check: exact - t: 10 text: Getting them in front of your customers and actually driving your business forward, that's the real game. check: exact - t: 46 text: VC talent is a full force skilling and coaching machine and the results they speak loud and clear. check: exact - t: 46 text: just over one year in and we're proud to share that 233 partner engagements have kicked off check: exact - t: 67 text: 10 weeks from onboarding to billable work so you keep moving forward no slowdown. check: exact - t: 67 text: 93% retention rate because when talent is trained and coached right they stay. check: exact - t: 87 text: We're not just filling jobs. We're building a more diverse, innovative future for Business Central. check: exact --- # #BCTalent in North America: Bridging the Talent Gap Together > This 2-minute promotional video covers the BC Talent program in North America, which trains and coaches new Business Central consultants for partners (product training, professional skills, one-to-one coaching). Just over one year in, it cites 233 partner engagements (74 in North America), 10 weeks from onboarding to billable work, a 93 percent retention rate and 41 percent of new hires being women. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2025-04-08 · 1:51 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video describes the talent shortage facing Business Central partners and argues that finding people is the hardest part, followed by getting them working for customers. It presents the BC Talent program as the answer: consultants with industry experience receive product training, professional skills training and one-to-one coaching. It closes with results and a call to action. The figures given are 233 partner engagements globally, 74 of them in North America, a 10-week path from onboarding to billable work, a 93 percent retention rate, and 41 percent of new hires being women. ## Key points - BC Talent trains consultants who have industry experience through product training, professional skills and one-to-one coaching sessions. - Partners say it takes pressure off existing teams and is cheaper than doing all the training themselves. - Just over one year in, 233 partner engagements have started, 74 of them in North America. - Time from onboarding to billable work is 10 weeks. - Retention rate is 93 percent, which the video attributes to training and coaching. - 41 percent of new hires are women, presented as building a more diverse ecosystem. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=0s) The Talent Challenge - [0:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=10s) The Training Problem - [0:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=23s) BC Talent Solutions and Results - [0:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=46s) Key Metrics and Impact - [1:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=87s) Call to Action ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | BC Talent Program | status not stated | [0:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=23s) | ## Quotes - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=0s) "In the current war for talent, finding people is the hardest part." - [0:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=10s) "Getting them in front of your customers and actually driving your business forward, that's the real game." - [0:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=46s) "VC talent is a full force skilling and coaching machine and the results they speak loud and clear." - [0:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=46s) "just over one year in and we're proud to share that 233 partner engagements have kicked off" - [1:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=67s) "10 weeks from onboarding to billable work so you keep moving forward no slowdown." - [1:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=67s) "93% retention rate because when talent is trained and coached right they stay." - [1:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez5m71_Yig&t=87s) "We're not just filling jobs. We're building a more diverse, innovative future for Business Central." Presenters (as heard): Kurt.