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The UK is currently navigating a significant skills crisis, with gaps between workforce capabilities and industry needs growing wider, as recently highlighted in a Financial Times article (Read here: https://shorturl.at/ySuTy).     However, there is a path forward. Our analysis in "Old Skills, New Skills - What is Changing in the UK Labour Market," sheds light on the evolving skills demands in our economy. By aligning education systems with these emerging needs and prioritising reskilling and upskilling initiatives, we can better prepare our workforce for the future.   This report is a crucial resource for policymakers, educators, and businesses alike, offering a roadmap to address these challenges head-on and ensure long-term economic resilience. https://lnkd.in/eptXQQgs

Check out this blog, outlining 5 key skills development strategies to boost employability & economic growth amid digital, green, and demographic shifts. Learn how integrated skills interventions can align with labor demands and why retraining is vital for at-risk workers. #SkillsDevelopment #EconomicGrowth #FutureOfWork Margo Hoftijzer Stefano De Cupis Xiaoyan Liang Judith Perez Gemma Rodon Casarramona Eliana Carranza https://lnkd.in/eQxDEMqc

Did you know that industries requiring higher education and training pay workers more? 📈 Skilled workers boost productivity, drive innovation, and help economies flourish. Read more about how education and training impact the economy in this insightful article by Brent Radcliffe: https://lnkd.in/eS5XCqz5 At One2One Services, we offer top-notch professional development courses to help you and your team stay ahead. Discover how you can elevate your skills and drive economic growth today! #StudyInAustralia #professionaldevelopment #InquireToday

Insightful article by the New Economics Foundation on addressing the UK's skills shortage. The piece explores innovative solutions like the National Skilling Wage (NSW) and Personal Learning Accounts to enhance workforce productivity and support economic growth. At Net4Connect, we believe our workflow solutions can streamline these initiatives, facilitating efficient upskilling and resource management. Read more: Solving the UK's skills shortage #SkillsDevelopment #FutureOfWork #EconomicGrowth #Net4Connecthttps://hubs.li/Q02BS0Zh0

“The digital and green twin transitions demonstrate how skills will have a concrete impact on the real, urgent transformations that the European workforce must navigate — and we are now starting to see the impact of EU stakeholders’ upskilling and reskilling efforts”

The EU Year of Skills may be coming to an end, but it's really a beginning — the start of a fundamental shift to a skills-based economy. Skills will be the building blocks of the transformations that the European workforce will undergo; from the climate crisis, to the AI transformation, to advancing equity in the workforce, we stand at the threshold of a new era where the agility of the labour force will determine the competitiveness of economies. I share more today in POLITICO Europe including recommendations for policymakers, business leaders and workers on how to accelerate the shift to skills-based hiring. hashtag #EUYearOfSkills hashtag #SkillsFirst

The EU Year of Skills may be coming to an end, but it's really a beginning — the start of a fundamental shift to a skills-based economy. Skills will be the building blocks of the transformations that the European workforce will undergo; from the climate crisis, to the AI transformation, to advancing equity in the workforce, we stand at the threshold of a new era where the agility of the labour force will determine the competitiveness of economies. I share more today in POLITICO Europe including recommendations for policymakers, business leaders and workers on how to accelerate the shift to skills-based hiring. #EUYearOfSkills #SkillsFirst 

The skills landscape is changing rapidly: without the right mix of skills economies cannot adapt, nor take advantage of new technologies. The findings from the Skills England initiative point to the challenges that many economies will need to solve in the near future: 💡 IT skills are rapidly emerging and then becoming obsolete 💡 The pace of skills change varies massively across occupations (interesting data on that in the report) 💡 Interpersonal skills continue to grow in importance The importance of continuous learning and training is clear, where businesses, policymakers, education providers should join their forces to bridge the gap between skills supply and demand. An insightful report from the Institute on the Future of Work: #skills #lifelonglearning #AI #education #technology Carla Maldonado, Ph.D. Margareta Drzeniek Ilaria Marchese Anatoli Kovalev Sergali Adilbekov Victoria D. Felix Strobl Kalyani V.

Because the private sector creates the most employment globally, we need to pay attention to how we can encourage private businesses to invest in skills development. Private business owners must come to see how a more skilled workforce will improve productivity, business competitiveness and profitability. #jobcreation #privatesectordevelopment #privatesector #skillsdevelopment #tvet