Source: Udemy Business Report
Repost: Star Consulting Team
Keeping pace with the speed of skills transformation has long been a critical component to an organization’s success, even before the upheaval and accelerating digitization brought on by
the pandemic. For companies to thrive, they need to emphasize the value of learning by offering employees ongoing learning opportunities to develop their skills in technical areas, rolespecifc business competencies, and the soft skills that create resilient employees and strong teams.
With over 13,400 global businesses and organizations among Udemy Business customers, we have a unique viewpoint on the trends taking place in workplace learning and skills acquisition.
Which skills are seeing a surge of interest from learners?
From the below list of the top global 100 surging skills, we can see that learners are looking to boost their capabilities and expand them across broad categories, including soft skills, cloud computing, web development, cybersecurity and more. Out of the top 10 surging skills on this list, seven are technical skills. In fact,technical skills learning has grown 49% on Udemy Business over the last year alone. We also see that the effects of the Great Resignation linger, with many employees still considering changing roles and seeking job search skills to do so.
"Over 30% of the skills required three years ago will soon be irrelevant" (Gartner)
Top 100 Surging Workplace Learning Skills
According to the International Labour Organization, while industries like construction and hospitality are still seeing slower job growth, tech-related sectors have a growing need for highly-skilled workers across a range of areas of digital expertise.
Top surging skills indicates the percentage growth in total hours of learning consumed for a given topic over the last year by Udemy Business learners.
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