Addressing the Skills Gap

Join us for an in-person round table on Addressing the Skills Gap. Pearson will provide a better understanding of the current skills gap in the UK and globally. They will also discuss solutions for employers which build towards a sustainable approach to developing skills that is able to respond to future economic and global transformation, especially in the infrastructure and climate change sectors.

Whilst the skills gap of today is a pressing challenge, thinking about and preparing for the jobs of the future is also crucial to the longevity and continued success of key industries. One example of how employers can get ahead of the game to understand the skills, aptitudes and capability which they will need in the coming years and decades, is by using AI tools to forecast economic, social and technological change. Our speakers at this round table will discuss the possibilities and realities of AI, as well as the ability of technology to empower employers and employees alike.

Pearson’s position at the centre of the education industry makes it well placed to gather information, analyse and understand the challenges facing these industries. In this round table, Pearson will share its perspective on what the educators and employers can do to further understand and make progress towards solving the global skills gap.

Pearson Workforce Skills helps organisations build a leading edge by giving leaders the business clarity to plan ahead, and employees the skills they need to thrive in an agile future.

• Understand the skills you have today and build the skills you need for the future.
• Combine predictive analytics on evolving skills needs with adaptive employee-level assessments to get actionable insights quickly how best to meet your talent needs.
• Reveal learning pathways to unlock employees’ full potential.
• Deliver critical learning in a variety of formats to complement your business’ strategic goals.
• Incentivise employee agility with credentials for deployable skills that meet your skills needs.

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Faethm, is a Pearson subsidiary which helps HR and business leaders understand future trends and make data-backed decisions on how to upskill and reskill their people and how to hire. They do this through occupational data and predictive analytics.

Faethm’s AI forecasts the impacts of technologies, economic shocks and news ways of working on workers, companies, industries and even entire economies. Business leaders can project the skills they will need, new capacity gained through technology and their talent requirements. Faethm unlocks new levels of organisational resilience and preparedness.