Talent & Skills
Reassuring employees about AI
Luke Smith offers ideas on how to reassure employees they won’t be replaced by artificial intelligence As AI becomes increasingly capable, even employees in highly skilled industries are becoming concerned about job security. One recent study showed that 24% of Americans believed AI might make their job obsolete. As a business leader, how can you help employees understand that your organisation isn’t planning to lay everyone off and replace them with bots? It can be challenging, especially given the number…
Addressing gender disparity in engineering
Kerrie Doherty looks at the work being done to progress women’s careers in engineering It is well known in the engineering industry that there is a significant gender gap and a growing skills gap. These dual problems highlight the need for clearer opportunities for women in engineering and the vital role that employers have in supporting women’s careers. The following outlines some ways engineering employers can successfully carry out this crucial task. Each year in June, International Women in Engineering…
Attracting Gen Z
Is safety the new benefit of choice for Generation Z? Richard Stockley discusses ways to engage this vital group It’s no secret that holding on to young talent is becoming increasingly difficult. Many businesses are feeling the pressure. Job vacancies continue to rise whilst progress towards upskilling existing workforces remains slower than industry demand. As a result, employers are finding alternative ways to retain talent. With Gen Z employees expected to make up 27% of the global workforce by 2025,…
Why inclusion in training is vital
Joanne Lockwood argues that inclusion and training is a business necessity and that L&D must ensure it meets the needs of all learners The professional landscape is constantly evolving, and businesses are now sourcing talent from all corners of the globe. To thrive in such a diverse environment, it’s vital for organisations to give equal weight to both training and inclusion, yet many are grappling with the challenge of melding these two crucial elements, resulting in missed opportunities and diminished…
Personalisation: the route to engagement and success
Research shows employees want to improve their skills and expect a tailored approach. Tommy Richardson explains how asking the right questions leads to success Corporate training has evolved over the past four years with the move to remote and hybrid work creating an increased demand for digital learning opportunities. Because of this shift, it’s imperative employers adjust quickly and expand virtual learning and development (L&D) programmes to meet the needs of their business and their employees. The demands of today’s…
Joining the dots . . . on generative AI
This month Martin Couzins dives into the latest news on Generative AI and asks ‘who are you listening to?’ It’s all gone a bit bonkers. The generative AI news firehose shows no signs of diminishing, just take a look at the generative AI news updates on TechCrunch: I counted 34 stories on the topic published between 25 and 28 September and in there are some significant updates. For L&D teams, there is an opportunity to then shape the opportunity for…
Learning from life: what I learnt from having a child move away to university
Michelle Parry-Slater reflects on our lives as parents and asks if L&D do enough to support colleagues in the emotional roller-coaster of parenting For many parents, September marks a month of mixed emotions due to the start of the school year. The joy and heartbreak of your 3-year-old skipping off into nursery school without a second thought for you sobbing quietly in the playground, redundant yet proud. Or the day they go to ‘big school’ primary and are clinging to…
Joining the dots . . . on research reports
Content strategist and L&D pundit Martin Couzins considers insights and alignment – two watchwords for learning teams . . . The L&D industry generates useful research and in recent months we have seen the publication of the CIPD’s Learning at Work research, Mind Tools for Business’ Learning and Performance benchmark (part 1) and the Learning and Performance Institute’s L&D Dashboard. This is not impact data. It cannot tell you how useful and relevant resources were to an individual All three…
TJ Newsflash: 7 September
A round up of the latest news and research compiled by TJ’s editor, Debbie Carter Two-thirds of UK businesses face a digital skills gap Two-thirds of businesses are facing a digital skills gap in their workforce, according to new research. Yet nine in ten (89%) employees are motivated to acquire new digital skills, according to the new 2023 State of Digital Adoption report from technology company, Userlane. Some of the sought after digital skills include data analysis and interpretation (19%),…
Setting up learning for success
In the second of two articles on establishing successful learning, Paul Matthews examines collective responsibility In the first article in this series we looked at getting clarity on the wants and expectations of the various stakeholders involved in a staff development programme. If those wants and expectations involve employees changing the way they do their jobs, and that will usually be the case, a ‘team’ effort is needed for those objectives to be realised. This is one of the reasons…
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