Want to know what most articles on this topic get wrong? They act as if the reason they’re presenting for upskilling and reskilling’s importance is fixed. We’re moving towards a hybrid workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic. A digital skills shortage. A looming crisis with the number of vacancies… And in doing
The irony is that we often upskill effectively by learning from our peers and colleagues. And yet when you read blog posts and articles on the topic, they rarely do that! Not us! We’ve found five companies who approach upskilling differently, focusing on a tactic they use and that you
There’s no doubt that you’ll have seen this clichéd quote at least once before: “What happens if we train our people and they leave?” “What happens if we don’t, and they stay!” Those greeting-card style slogans can rarely capture the whole picture, but the surrounding debate always seems to lack
It depends. But one thing we can agree on is that doing nothing is definitely not an option. By 2030, 94% of today’s workforce will lack the skills needed to do their job effectively. Not on our watch! The skills stakes have never been higher, and you need to
As social media continues to become an ever-present part of our lives, it’s easy to take for granted just how much time we spend looking at our screens and the impact it can have on our wider life. Sometimes hours can pass before we realise we’ve fallen into a deep
When it comes to the workplace awards season, it’s pretty easy for HR to make a clean sweep while L&D’s role as best supporting function gets overlooked. In a lot of businesses, the L&D team either sits under the human resources umbrella or it doesn’t even exist, leaving HR to
Having the skills to pay the bills sounds great, but people often ignore the hard work that happens before getting to that glamorous end point. Before you’re anywhere near ‘bill-paying’ level, you’ve got to understand the skills you need, how proficient you are now and how you’ll measure progress on
Have you ever wondered how Google share knowledge and create their own learning culture? Where the likes of Amazon and Microsoft are investing their training budgets to upskill and develop people? Or what the ethos is at companies that keep their training strategies under cloak and dagger? Whether you’re
At the heart of the learning needs analysis is a pretty straightforward concept, understanding which skills need to be developed to get your company and people closer to your goals. It’s an assessment of the skills needed to perform current or upcoming roles better, and the tools for understanding the
Upskilling is much more than just plugging the talent and skill gaps in your team, it can make your organisation more profitable and productive, keep your people more engaged and drive your employee retention rates. That’s why it’s so important to do it, and do it right! On the surface,
Let’s face it, this report couldn’t come at a better time. We’re looking at a vastly different skills landscape in 2020, with COVID-19, economic difficulties and unemployment issues driving mass reskilling and upskilling. Coursera’s Global Skills Index 2020 highlights where we are now, tapping into their 65 million global learners
Before you read on, why not check out our updated L&D trends list for 2022! 2020 could be the turning point for workplace learning, so we decided to compile 20 statistics on the state of L&D that reflect where we are today. And they were all genuinely published in 2020!
