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Preparing tomorrow’s workforce for the Fourth Industrial Revolution - For business: a framework for action

DELOITTE — Thu, 7 Nov 2019 18:33:21 +0100

A joint report from Deloitte and the Global Business Coalition for Education highlights opportunities for the business community to address the youth skills gap, and develop the workforce of the future.

REPORT: Inclusive Future of Work

ACCENTURE — Thu, 7 Nov 2019 16:07:22 +0100

60 percent of employers think that less than 25 percent of their workforce is ready to work with new technologies and machines

PODCAST: Inclusive Future of Work

ACCENTURE — Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:43:43 +0100

The Inclusive Future of Work Podcast explores solutions for building a future where all workers have the motivation, means and opportunity to adapt to and thrive in the digital economy.

The Future of Manufacturing in Europe

ILO Skills for Employment — Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:38:32 +0100

The pilot project The Future of Manufacturing in Europe is an explorative and future-oriented study. It explores the future adoption of some key game-changing technologies and how this adoption can be promoted, even regionally. The analysis of...

Change the workplace or hinder the workforce

ACCENTURE — Wed, 6 Nov 2019 12:59:52 +0100

Innovative technologies give employees today a whole new range of opportunities – and tech can enhance their capabilities.

Making the Apprenticeship System Work for Small Businesses

ILO Skills for Employment — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 15:44:57 +0100

This report shines a light on the impact of the apprenticeship reforms on small businesses in England. It explores the 2017 apprenticeship reforms, how they have impacted small firms and what needs to change to make the system work better. It is...

Measuring the costs and benefits of apprenticeship training

ILO — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 14:24:54 +0100

This policy brief provides an overview of the current debate and research efforts to measure cost and benefits of apprenticeship training

Towards a European quality framework for apprenticeships: Best practices and trade union contributions

ILO — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 12:36:27 +0100

This study illustrates the contributions that trade unions are making throughout Europe to help ensure quality apprenticeship systems. It includes the cases of ten member states of the European Union: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Germany,...

ILO action on Skills Development and TVET in the CEE Region

ILO - Skills for Employment — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 12:24:10 +0100

Stay updated with the ILO’s Skills for Employment Knowledge Sharing Platform - and have a look at our favourite picks (below)!

This soft skill will boost your employability

Emma Charlton - World Economic Forum — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 12:02:47 +0100

“It’s time to reject the notion that critical thinking is either an innate gift that can’t be developed or a skill learned only through experience,” says Matt Plummer

Work-based learning in the South Mediterranean

EDITORIAL — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:05:02 +0100

Work-based learning or WBL is an acronym that is popping up in more and more conversations happening around the globe, many of them connected to another acronym, FoW, or Future of Work. But what does WBL imply? It refers to all forms of...

GAN Costa Rica Focus Week Highlights

EDITORIAL — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:32:44 +0200

Apprenticeship schemes in European countries

CEDEFOP — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:24:49 +0200

This report details Cedefop’s first cross-nation study of apprenticeships in the European Union

The post-digital era is upon us

Accenture — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:41:11 +0200

Accenture Technology Vision 2019 surveyed more than 6,600 business and IT executives, 94 percent of respondents said the pace of technology innovation in their organizations had either accelerated or significantly accelerated over the past three years.

Social protection for apprentices? Let's see in Europe

EDITORIAL — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 20:10:03 +0200

The MISSOC comparative tables contain detailed information on social protection in 32 countries structured into 12 main chapters: financing, healthcare, sickness, maternity/paternity, invalidity, old age, survivors, accidents at work and occupational diseases, family, unemployment, guaranteed minimum resources and long-term care.

Why 'perpetual learning' will help you thrive in the changing world of work

World Economic Forum — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 18:34:14 +0200

The concept of skilling, reskilling and lifelong learning is not new. What is new is that the pace of disruption is faster than ever. Tae Yoo unpacks the need for Lifelong learning

OECD: "There are signs of continued skilled labour shortages in SMEs"

OECD — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 17:33:38 +0200

Employment rates across OECD countries have increased for three consecutive years and SMEs face skilled labour shortages. SMEs appear to have difficulties attracting and retaining employees with management, communication or problem-solving skills, which are crucial for innovation.

AI readiness in 2019 and beyond: empowering our people to achieve more

MICROSOFT — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 13:43:46 +0200

"There is a growing understanding that in order to reach our AI and digital potential – and reap the benefits of the innovation that will follow – we need to adopt the practice of lifelong learning." Abu Ltaif, President, Microsoft Middle East & Africa

CFO Insights: Creating a continuous learning environment

Deloitte — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 12:36:40 +0200

In this issue of CFO Insights, Deloitte looks at what is behind the push for continuous learning and offer suggestions for how finance chiefs can work with HR to advocate for its delivery.