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Bridging The Widening Skill Gaps Of Knowledge Workers

Disprz

Knowledge workers are an intangible asset of a business; however, without the right skill set, they fail to capitalize on lucrative opportunities. Most knowledge workers lack the necessary skills to address the changing market and customer demands. 87% of companies say they have skill gaps or expect to within a few years.

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LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers

Tony Karrer

LinkedIn e-Learning Groups) – These are some of the learning focused groups on LinkedIn. Directory of Social Networks for Learning Professionals – Includes learning networks that are outside LinkedIn as well.

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How L&D is helping the manufacturing industry address a skills shortage

Learning Pool

Technology has removed plenty of low-skilled jobs from the sector, but at the same time, it’s created a greater demand for highly skilled people who are able to work with the new technologies. This new breed of worker is hard to find and challenging to keep. Big businesses typically have multiple manufacturing sites.

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Skills Capability Building – Knowledge Workforce VS Frontline Workforce

Disprz

fall in the category of knowledge workers. While employees directly facing the customers like delivery executives, restaurant waiters, retail sales reps, etc are considered frontline workers. A drastic change in the learning patterns of the frontline and knowledge workers has been visible pre and post-pandemic.

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Personalize eLearning Using Modern Learning Management System

Instancy

E-Learning often gets a reputation for being impersonal and dull. Competency based learning focuses the eLearning curriculum on the knowledge and skill set that is directly related to an individual’s job role. Personalization Based on Prior Skill and Knowledge. Flexible Learning Tracks.

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When it Comes to the Workday, How Short is too Short?

Everwise

In the past few decades, research has uncovered a lot about worker productivity and the factors that increase or decrease it. Simultaneously, technology has made it possible for knowledge workers to do their jobs from almost anywhere, including those at large enterprise companies whose operations span the globe.

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The year’s top posts on Working Smarter

Jay Cross

‘MOOCs are a phenomenon, a wake-up call for Higher Education and wake-up calls, create a sense of urgency, the first step in the process of change. The future of academic certification: universities, MOOCs, aggregators, and peer reputation ROSS DAWSON | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013. MOOCs – the flipped University? .

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