As Back 4 Good rolls across the globe interesting discussions took place recently at the World Economic Forum’s Annual meeting .
\nWith rapid technological advances and the digitisation of the workplace are making it harder for workers to match their skills with the requirements of their employers .<\/p>\n
Will skills shortages varies from country to country the forum note that talent shortages exist in most countries with the OED reporting the following countries facing the greatest skill shortages ( in order of the greatest shortages )<\/p>\n
1. Japan <\/p>\n
2. India<\/p>\n
3.Brazil<\/p>\n
4. Turkey<\/p>\n
5. Mexico <\/p>\n
6. Greece <\/p>\n
7. Australia <\/p>\n
8. Germany<\/p>\n
9. United States<\/p>\n
10. Italy<\/p>\n
11.Canada<\/p>\n
12. China<\/p>\n
13. France <\/p>\n
14 United Kingdom<\/p>\n
15 Spain <\/p>\n
Of greater interest was the fact the the forum produced a report “The future of Jobs ” which revealed that by 2020 more than one-third of skills that are considered important in today’s workplace will have changed .<\/p>\n
Top 10 Skills 2020 <\/p>\n
1.Complex Problem Solving <\/p>\n
2. Critical Thinking <\/p>\n
3. Creativity <\/p>\n
4. People Management <\/p>\n
5. Coordinating with others <\/p>\n
6.Emotional Intelligence <\/p>\n
7. Judgement and Decision Making <\/p>\n
8. Service Orientation <\/p>\n
9. Negotiation <\/p>\n
10. Cognitive Flexibility <\/p>\n
( Source Future of Jobs Report World Economic Forum ) <\/p>\n
To help address these shortages the report urges business leaders and Governments to take a proactive approach to developing the skills of the future .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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