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Closing the Great Skills Gap With Post-Degree Learning

Closing the Great Skills Gap With Post-Degree Learning

FromThe Future of Work


Closing the Great Skills Gap With Post-Degree Learning

FromThe Future of Work

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jun 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

AI and automation are making some jobs obsolete or creating new jobs. We’re also witnessing the great resignation, brought on by myriad reasons. In a McKinsey Global Institute report, “In the United States, we project there are about 17 million people in jobs that may see less demand. Over the eight countries we study in our report, 100 million people may need skills to perform different occupations in growing fields.” So if you’re thinking about or perhaps in the midst of a career change, you need to get up-to-speed quickly. Or are you being redeployed into a new role at your organization? Here’s how and why to build your capabilities.   Read the transcript @https://bit.ly/44jHhob   Learn more about UC Berkeley Extension @https://bit.ly/3owWr9M
Released:
Jun 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the way we worked and the skills we needed to succeed in our respective fields was shifting. Increased reliance on data to inform business decisions. The automation of job duties that made some workers redundant. The value of incorporating sustainability into everyday processes on the bottom line. And then COVID-19 shut down the world. Racism and inequalities came to dominate every conversation. And as companies grapple with DE&I initiates and engage with a remote workforce, the way we work today looks drastically different than from just a few years ago. What trends, skills, initiatives and equity will we face in the years to come? Each month, we talk with industry leaders in their fields to discuss the changing evolution of the workforce and the skills needed to stay competitive.