--- id: video/y4yexz_hWPc type: video title: "#BCTalent in APAC: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" summary: A Business Central partner in Australia gives a short testimonial on the BC Talent program. The program helps partners get consultants who have industry experience and Business Central training, brings them up to speed quickly and takes pressure off existing teams. The speaker hopes it will become a key part of every partner's enablement strategy for upskilling, reskilling and recruiting. tier: official language: en tags: - talent acquisition - team scaling - consultant training - enablement strategy - partner programs - business central skills system: administration review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T22:56:47.329Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T22:56:47.372Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: 425cfa5fec83a185461b11fb71f10f76ac9609fdb308d54177b37d948d2b2858 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=6s title: "#BCTalent in APAC: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-05-08T02:20:03.000Z" commit: null t: 6 quote: We're constantly competing for the same resources which made scaling our team almost impossible. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=14s title: "#BCTalent in APAC: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-05-08T02:20:03.000Z" commit: null t: 14 quote: When we first heard it was available in Australia, we had to jump on the opportunity. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=28s title: "#BCTalent in APAC: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-05-08T02:20:03.000Z" commit: null t: 28 quote: This program is changing the way that we construct our business central teams. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=36s title: "#BCTalent in APAC: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-05-08T02:20:03.000Z" commit: null t: 36 quote: It enables us to get consultants that have industry experience and also are trained up in business central. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=47s title: "#BCTalent in APAC: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-05-08T02:20:03.000Z" commit: null t: 47 quote: It brings consultants up to speed really quickly. It also helps taking the pressure off the existing team - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=58s title: "#BCTalent in APAC: Bridging the Talent Gap Together" date: "2025-05-08T02:20:03.000Z" commit: null t: 58 quote: I see a future where the BC Talent program is a critical component of the enablement strategy of all business central partners. links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: y4yexz_hWPc channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc published_at: "2025-05-08T02:20:03.000Z" duration_s: 82 captions: full audience: - partner - decision maker - administrator chapters: - t: 0 title: Scaling challenges and BC Talent availability - t: 14 title: Early success with hired candidates - t: 28 title: Program impact on team construction and onboarding - t: 47 title: Long-term vision and strategic value - t: 73 title: Call to action for partners features: - name: BC Talent program status: unclear t: 6 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: [] quotes: - t: 6 text: We're constantly competing for the same resources which made scaling our team almost impossible. check: exact - t: 14 text: When we first heard it was available in Australia, we had to jump on the opportunity. check: exact - t: 28 text: This program is changing the way that we construct our business central teams. check: exact - t: 36 text: It enables us to get consultants that have industry experience and also are trained up in business central. check: exact - t: 47 text: It brings consultants up to speed really quickly. It also helps taking the pressure off the existing team check: exact - t: 58 text: I see a future where the BC Talent program is a critical component of the enablement strategy of all business central partners. check: exact --- # #BCTalent in APAC: Bridging the Talent Gap Together > A Business Central partner in Australia gives a short testimonial on the BC Talent program. The program helps partners get consultants who have industry experience and Business Central training, brings them up to speed quickly and takes pressure off existing teams. The speaker hopes it will become a key part of every partner's enablement strategy for upskilling, reskilling and recruiting. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2025-05-08 · 1:22 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview A Business Central partner in APAC describes how competition for the same consultant resources made scaling their team almost impossible. When the BC Talent program became available in Australia, they joined it. The speaker says the program is changing how they construct their Business Central teams. It supplies consultants with industry experience who are already trained in Business Central. The speaker expects it to become a critical part of every Business Central partner's enablement strategy, and ends with a call to action for partners. ## Key points - The speaker's problem was that partners kept competing for the same resources, which made scaling their team almost impossible. - When the partner heard the BC Talent program was available in Australia, they joined right away. - Within a few weeks, their candidate was successfully supporting customers and projects. The first two people through the program were a great success. - The program gives partners consultants who have industry experience and Business Central training, and it brings them up to speed quickly. - The program's structure supports new hires and gives them good education, which takes pressure off the existing team. - The speaker says it is changing how they build their Business Central teams. - The speaker hopes it becomes a critical part of every partner's enablement strategy, whether for upskilling, reskilling or recruiting. This is a vision, not current practice. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=0s) Scaling challenges and BC Talent availability - [0:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=14s) Early success with hired candidates - [0:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=28s) Program impact on team construction and onboarding - [0:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=47s) Long-term vision and strategic value - [1:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=73s) Call to action for partners ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | BC Talent program | status not stated | [0:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=6s) | ## Quotes - [0:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=6s) "We're constantly competing for the same resources which made scaling our team almost impossible." - [0:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=14s) "When we first heard it was available in Australia, we had to jump on the opportunity." - [0:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=28s) "This program is changing the way that we construct our business central teams." - [0:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=36s) "It enables us to get consultants that have industry experience and also are trained up in business central." - [0:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=47s) "It brings consultants up to speed really quickly. It also helps taking the pressure off the existing team" - [0:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yexz_hWPc&t=58s) "I see a future where the BC Talent program is a critical component of the enablement strategy of all business central partners." Presenters (as heard): Unknown speaker 1, Unknown speaker 2.