The coming skilling revolution: Survival skills for the working class

As AI, IoT and VR become the talk of the town, the next revolution that will hit the working class is the Skills Revolution. ManpowerGroup, in its report ‘The Skills Revolution’, tries to decode the future of work with fresh insights on the near term. The report shows education initiatives to strengthen the talent pipeline may not be enough. Now is the time for leaders and followers to take note and reskill.

90% Employers expect their organisation to be impacted by digitisation in the next two years

Up to45% of tasks people are paid to do each day could be automated with current technology

83% Employers who intend to maintain or increase their headcount and upskill their people in the next two years

12% Employers who plan to decrease headcount as a result of automation

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