Personalized Career Pathing
As more workers move into the gig economy, they will need to self-direct their learning and decide what knowledge they’re missing, where to acquire it, and how to fit learning into daily routines. Beyond personalized learning, they’ll need personalized career pathing.
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The demand grows for a new learning ecosystem that offers cheaper and more accessible learning when compared to the traditional educational programs.
Workers are demanding “plug and play” platforms that enable access to smaller bites of just-in-time education throughout their careers.
The workplace is changing at an alarming pace, and so do the skills needed to keep up in most jobs. Also, the emergence of the gig economy is reshaping the traditional employer-employee relationship as more contractors fill roles once reserved for full-time workers.
It’s key for employees to get training and develop new skills throughout their work life in order to keep up with changes in the workplace.
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- Today's school and college education systems do not guarantee a life long career, as it gets obsolete in only five years.
- Individuals must constantly update themselves, enhancing their skills to remain relevant in the workforce.
- Companies face a skill and talent shortage that is likely to affect their profitability in the coming years. The society as a whole must likewise re-skill its working population to remain relevant globally.
In the future, change is the only certainty.
Workers, employers, and education providers need to be agile, flexible and prepared to adapt as technology continues to interrupt industries and change the jobs available.
By 2030, up to 30 to 40 percent of all workers in developed countries may need to move into new occupations or upgrade their skill sets. Skilled workers in short supply will become even scarcer. Any company that doesn't join the early adopters and doesn't address its underlying talent needs may fall short of reaching its goals.
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