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Digital Skills Outlook (2024) – The most in-demand across all 15 countries is Microsoft Office, followed by Microsoft Excel and SAP applications
The digital revolution is affecting labour markets in profound ways, both in terms of specialised IT jobs where the constant emergence of new technologies guarantees change, and on a more general level, with most jobs now requiring competence in basic computer software. Research from the US-based National Skills Coalition suggested that 92% of jobs now … Continue reading
Digital Skills in Canada – The most in-demand digital skills are for general workforce tasks
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of digital skills and platforms enabled a major shift towards remote work. This rapid change required many industries and workers to adapt to new technological tools and concepts even as digitization had been trending upward before the pandemic.This project used machine-learning methods and data from nine million Canadian job … Continue reading
AI Digital Skills in UK – Microsoft to train 1 million people
Microsoft is expanding its UK skilling program, Get On, aiming to equip 1 million people with the skills needed to thrive in the AI-enabled economy. Expanding Microsoft’s skills commitment Speaking at Microsoft’s Envision UK event, Clare Barclay, CEO of Microsoft UK, said: “The UK has a very real opportunity to be a leader in the … Continue reading
Digital Skills in Australia – Large businesses would need to spend $1.5 billion this year for upskilling, equivalent to an additional $885,355 per business
In the post-pandemic economy, digital skills are crucial for Australia’s labour market as the pace of digitisation accelerates. This report is the third in a series that looks into what skills are growing the quickest across the job market, the cost business stands to lose by not addressing these gaps and the role of training … Continue reading
Digital skills in Europe – Much work remains to be done in CVET for adults according to the CEDEFOP
Summary Developing digital – or ICT – skills has been a policy priority in the past years, given rapid technological change in sectors and occupations. But the contribution of digital skills goes far beyond this. Digital skills are an enabler of citizenship in societies and a driver of efficient and just green and digital transitions. … Continue reading
Digital Skills in Australia – Amongst the fastest growing
Digital skills proficiency is important to the economy on multiple levels. It can ensure success for people in the labour market, enable transitions between jobs, and open new opportunities for Australia to lead in the development of digital technologies into the future. This paper provides an analysis of digital skills in the Australian and International … Continue reading
Digital Literacy Skills in Canada – Youth compare favourably with the OECD average
Knowing how to protect oneself online is as important as access to and use of a computer or tablet for schoolwork. Teaching digital literacy and online wellbeing techniques ensures that students have the skills to protect themselves from potential online threats such as sharing too much personal information, exposure to false information, or fraud. In … Continue reading
Digital Skills in Online Job Ads in Germany – The share that required at least one digital skill rose from 38.1% in 2014 to 47.5% in 2018
Digitalization is becoming commonplace in the world of work. Of all the online job ads analyzed for the study, the share that required at least one digital skill rose from 38.1% in 2014 to 47.5% in 2018. In terms of the digital intensity of different types of jobs, the findings show that, in 2018, almost … Continue reading
Digital Skills for Data-Intensive Science – A need for both digitally skilled researchers, who have a common set of foundational digital skills coupled with domain-specific specialised skills
As we move into a new era of data-intensive science, expectations are high. Big data analysis and access to new forms of data are already providing important and novel scientific insights and driving innovation. As the ability to combine and analyse data from different domains increases, complex societal challenges, including those embedded in the United … Continue reading
Digital Skills – Aligning teacher competence frameworks to 21st century challenges, the European Digital Competence Framework for Educators (Digcompedu)
Teachers need to update their competence profiles for 21st century challenges. Teaching strategies need to change and so do the competences teachers need to develop so as to empower 21st‐century learners. The European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) represents a paradigmatic example of this endeavour, taking stock of these needs. Defining the … Continue reading
Digital Skills Most In Demand in Job Postings in Canada – Not highly technical programming languages, but everyday digital skills
To illuminate the different combinations of skills that Canadians need to be competitive in the labour market, we have partnered with Burning Glass Technologies (Burning Glass) to examine job posting data from January 2012 to December 2018. This data covers all of the English- language online job postings in Canada, and reflects the combination of … Continue reading
Digital Skills in Manufacturing – Australia is falling behind in its digital competiveness and education and training report says
While every attempt has been made to identify research on specific digital skills needed in manufacturing and related industries, this review has identified that (a) there is little research available on specific digital skills in these industries and (b) even research aimed at identifying the impact of digital changes to manufacturing processes tends to identify … Continue reading
Essential Digital Skills Framework for UK- What adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world
The essential digital skills framework defines the digital skills adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world. This framework has been designed to support providers, organisations and employers across the UK who offer training for adults to secure their essential digital skills. The frameworks sets out 5 categories of … Continue reading
Delivering Digital Skills – A guide
This guide shares nine steps to preparing the workforce for digital transformation, and 10 case studies that show skills provision in practice. Key findings: To learn new skills, people in work need access to multiple services: We have found nine components for building learning ecosystems that adapt to changes in skills demand and support individuals … Continue reading
Attitudes Towards Digital Skills around the World – 50 percent of respondents in China and India are ready to spend between one and five hours per week of their own time on improving them
The economic world is changing with unheard of impact and speed. How do people from different continents view this development? Do they consider their country’s reaction appropriate? How important is education in this matter – both at work and outside of it? The latest study ‘The Tech Divide – Industries and Employment’ offers answers to … Continue reading
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