HR Learning and Development Agent

Agent Description:

The HR Learning and Development Agent supports HR teams in identifying employee skill gaps and recommending personalized learning paths. It analyzes team profiles and training need documents to extract actionable insights and uses web search tools to recommend relevant courses, certifications, or resources. By bridging current capabilities with desired skills, this agent streamlines learning and development planning across the organization.

Purpose and Components
  • Purpose: To help HR professionals identify skill gaps and recommend personalized learning resources to support employee development.
  • Components:
    • Team profile analysis (skills, experience, certifications).
    • Mapping of training needs and gap detection.
    • Web-powered recommendation engine for learning resources.
Supported Capabilities
  • Parsing of employee profile documents (PDFs, DOCs) to extract structured team data.
  • Identifying gaps between current skills and requested training areas.
  • Prioritizing learning based on urgency, department focus, or role level.
  • Searching the web for suitable learning resources (courses, certifications).
  • Presenting concise learning recommendations with actionable metadata (title, duration, link, cost, and so on).
LLM Used
  • Google Vertex
    Note: To learn more about the LLM and to modify its behavior, refer to the Configuring LLM settings section.

Sub-Agents

1. Team Profile Extractor

  • Role:Data Extractor.
  • Scope:Analyze team PDFs or DOCs to understand current workforce capabilities.
  • Description: Loads one or more documents related to employee/team profiles and extracts key information such as:

    • Name, Role

    • Years of Experience

    • Technical and Soft Skills

    • Certifications (if any)

    • Outputs a structured summary per employee in either JSON or tabular format.

  • LLM Used: Google Vertex (inherits from parent).

2. Learning Needs Matcher

  • Role:Learning Matcher.
  • Scope:Map learning needs to employee profiles and find priority areas.
  • Description: Processes learning need assessment documents, extracting:

    • Target Skill/Knowledge Area

    • Reason for Training

    • Urgency or Priority Level

      It then matches the extracted needs with team profiles to highlight specific upskilling opportunities or gaps.

  • LLM Used: Google Vertex (inherits from parent).

3. Learning Path Recommender

  • Role:Learning Recommender.
  • Scope:Suggest best-fit learning options based on matched needs.
  • Description: Takes inputs from the LearningNeedsMatcher (skill gaps, urgency) and uses Google Search to find:

    • Online courses (Coursera, Udemy, and so on.)

    • Certifications

    • Informative articles or tutorials.

    • It recommends 1–3 resources per skill gap, including:

      • Title, Link, Provider

      • Duration, Cost (if available)

      • Short description or summary

        The agent then interacts with the user to confirm next steps or explore alternatives.

  • LLM Used: Google Vertex (inherits from parent).
  • Tool Used: Google Search Tool
Tools Used:
  • Google Search Tool : Used by LearningPathRecommender to fetch up-to-date learning resources and certification links..
Note: For details on modifying the Tools, refer Tools Library section.
Agent Workflow Behavior Summary
  • The TeamProfileGenerator extracts team member data from one or more uploaded PDFs or DOCs, structuring each profile with role, experience, skills, and certifications.
  • The LearningNeedsMatcher loads training request or L&D planning documents to identify gaps in knowledge or skill. It maps these against the generated team profiles to flag priority areas.
  • The LearningPathRecommender receives the prioritized gaps and performs web searches to find learning resources (courses, certifications, etc.). For each skill gap, it recommends 1–3 best-fit options with details like duration, provider, and cost.
  • The agent then presents these suggestions and optionally prompts the user to proceed, save, or explore further options.
Sample Questions:
  • Give me the learning path for my team