LinkedIn has this week printed its fifth Office Studying Report, which contains responses from over 1,200 studying and growth professionals, and almost 900 learners, to offer some contemporary perspective and perception into key studying and upskilling traits, and the way companies ought to be planning for these developments.

You may obtain the total, 65-page report right here (with e-mail sign-up), however on this put up, we’ll check out a few of the key notes.

First off, in what is going to come as no shock given the chaos that was 2020, LinkedIn discovered that ‘Resilience and Adaptability’ is now a key studying and growth focus, with ‘Expertise Expertise/Digital Fluency’ coming in second.

All of us wanted to adapt, ultimately, as a result of impacts of the pandemic, and you may see, primarily based on these different subjects, the affect that the WFH shift has had on growth traits.

The elevated deal with digital connectivity has additionally made digital literacy a key focus.

Actually, digital literacy ought to now be on the final training curriculum, because it already is in some nations. Contemplating the broader impacts of misinformation, and the way digital platforms can be utilized to facilitate such, and our rising reliance on linked instruments in all elements, it is arguably now a essential life talent that every one children are studying themselves anyway.

The extra data we will present on this, the higher.

LinkedIn additionally discovered that ‘Upskilling and reskilling’ is now the important thing focus space for studying and growth applications, which additionally comes as little shock.

Many individuals have needed to discover new roles, or change their focus, as a result of impacts of COVID-19, so quite a lot of staff have needed to, and should, reskill. 

LinkedIn additionally discovered {that a} rising variety of workers who’re shifting roles, are doing so from solely completely different profession paths, versus associated roles.

“An evaluation by LinkedIn’s knowledge science staff performed for the World Financial Discussion board confirmed that many workers who’ve moved into “rising roles” over the previous 5 years got here from solely completely different occupations. For instance, half of the staff who moved into knowledge science and synthetic intelligence (AI) roles had been coming from unrelated industries. That quantity jumps once we take a look at engineering roles (67%), content material roles (72%), and gross sales (75%). What’s much more attention-grabbing is that the individuals who transitioned into knowledge and AI had the most important variation in talent profiles, with half of them possessing expertise with low similarity.” 

New sectors are opening up new alternatives, and as AR/VR and different applied sciences proceed to evolve, this can proceed to develop, re-directing folks from a variety {of professional} backgrounds into these new pathways – and it is price noting that have will not be a lot a consider some respects.

In some ways, it is unattainable to have expertise in these rising roles, which gives extra alternative for folks to vary their profession path, in the event that they select.

As you may see from the chart, ‘Digital Onboarding’ can also be a key focus, once more reflecting the rising WFH shift, which is able to possible be a long-lasting affect of the pandemic.

That is additional underlined within the shift away from instructor-lead coaching (ILT) in favor of self-paced on-line programs.

Organizations are more and more seeking to cater for variable working preparations, with a purpose to present extra flexibility, which is not going to solely allow them to draw extra candidates by means of broader choices, however will even make sure that they will get the very best workers, no matter location. And which will effectively turn into a key differentiator transferring ahead.

LinkedIn additionally discovered that youthful workers are more and more on the lookout for profession growth alternatives

“Gen Z learners will spend time studying if it might probably assist them carry out effectively of their present jobs (69%), construct the talents wanted to work in a special perform (47%), or discover new roles internally (hiya, inside mobility) — greater than every other era within the workforce. And, over three-quarters (76%) of Gen Z workers consider that studying is the important thing to a profitable profession.”

That could possibly be a key be aware to assist in motivating youthful employees, whereas group studying has additionally seen an increase in reputation.

“For instance, there’s been a 1,100% improve in folks becoming a member of Studying Teams, with joins from youthful generations a lot increased than their older colleagues. There was additionally a 225% improve in programs shared with a learner’s skilled community, and a 121% improve in exercise.”

There’s in all probability some stage of exterior validation on this, within the capability to indicate off your newest expertise to friends and colleagues. But it surely additionally underlines a key worth level – if you wish to maximize worker studying, it ought to be obtainable on-line, and it ought to be one thing they will do with different colleagues or college students, serving to to facilitate group, which many have sorely missed as a result of lockdowns. 

There are some attention-grabbing insights right here, and in the event you’re working in HR, it is price downloading the total report and having a look at LinkedIn’s findings. It might aid you develop a greater strategy to your personal studying and growth processes, and higher place your organization to capitalize on these key shifts.

You may obtain the total LinkedIn Studying 2021 Office Studying Report right here.