Webinar: Reflecting on the Skills Obsession
Event summary –
Webinar
Reflecting on
the Skills Obsession
Thursday, September 22nd
1PM (13:00) – till 2PM (14:00) CEST
Online
Get a quick overview of the most important aspects of the hot topic, the skills obsession. Learn how you can benefit from it as a training provider and get more insights on the perspectives of several learning professionals.
Training providers and vendors, internal academy managers and other learning professionals who want to know all about the why, what and how of the current skills obsession.
The whole world is talking about upskilling and reskilling, which brings business opportunities for you as a training provider or vendor. Not sure what these opportunities are? No need to worry, because the groundwork has been laid out for you!
Did you know that the skills gap is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030? By then, 375 million workers globally need to be reskilled. These and many other facts were revealed to us over the past four months. Along with several learning experts, we researched all relevant aspects of the skills obsession.
After months of research, Ger Driesen and Simon Wallis take a look back and discuss the learning points.
What’s in it for you?
- Insights from different parts of the learning world
and ideas for business opportunities, based on the skills obsession; - Great input to change your conversations with business leaders
and strengthen your professional reputation; - An hour full of interesting and even thought-provoking discussions!
The learning experts and their perspectives on the skills obsession
Ger Driesen
Learning Innovation Leader
aNewSpring
Rotterdam, Netherlands
“If there’s one group of organisations that should be on top of this obsession around skills, it’s training providers.”
Ger has been invested in the skills obsession from the start and jumped right into action when we started our search for answers. He put a lot of time and effort in the topic: from interviewing learning professionals for the Perspectives Guide, to writing some blogs on skills himself.
Simon Wallis
Head of People & Development
Newtyne
Edinburgh, UK
“Understand what the organisational need is and keep track of what the skills are needed at any one time.”
Simon Wallis is one of the four experts who shared their perspective on the skills obsession. He has been involved in the conversation and sees what is happening. According to him, one of the main challenges for learning departments and learning providers is focus.
The perspectives of
several other learning professionals
Also included
in this webinar
Key elements of the interviews with:
They might not be present at the webinar, but their insights played a crucial role in our research. Therefore, their points-of-view will be discussed during the webinar as well.
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