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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. The skill shortage leads to poor performance and often affects the business goals. As per research, 47% of employers have deployed on-the-job training to fill skills gaps.

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Coursera research in the WEF Future of Jobs Report 2023: learners without degrees can learn critical skills just as fast as degree holders

Coursera

Coursera is honored to partner with the WEF to conduct research for the report and demonstrate how skills-based approaches to workforce development can help displaced workers transition into jobs of the future.

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Figure it out

E-Learning Provocateur

I suppose I’ve been lucky in the sense that, throughout my career, I’ve been able to align my curiosity and sense of direction with the needs of the business. Having said that, I also suppose I’ve created some of my own luck by keeping a few steps ahead of the business. As a knowledge worker, you never clock off.

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6 Learning and Development Trends You Can’t Miss in 2022

Ontuitive

L&D managers will find themselves busy ensuring employees have the skills and tools they need , when they need them. Research suggests that in an eight-hour day, the average worker is only productive for two hours and 53 minutes. Putting an emphasis on productivity. Embracing hybrid work as here to stay.

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Skills Capability Building – Knowledge Workforce VS Frontline Workforce

Disprz

Engineers, system analysts, researchers, web designers, architects, IT professionals, etc. 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. hours before the pandemic to 2.6

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How to Scale Your Learning Efforts While Improving the Learner Experience

Docebo

Not only are learners demanding it, but as business leaders realize the positive impact of continuous learning on business performance, the pressure is on to produce results, fast. The course was likely well researched and informative, but it’s now out of date. Steve Goldberg, VP and Research Director, HCM at Ventana Research.

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Harness human skills to build future-ready teams

CLO Magazine

For knowledge workers everywhere, the nature of work is shifting fast. ChatGPT was initially employed for mundane to-dos like researching topics and drafting emails, but now it’s being used to build HTML pages. Put another way, half of the skills knowledge workers have today will be useless in less than five years.

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