Skills

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SEO is the most desirable skill in marketing

Skills

17 August 2021

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2 August 2021

Older workers risk being ‘thrown on the scrap heap’ because of outdated skills

With many older workers made redundant by the pandemic[1], new findings from research by City & Guilds Group reveal that adults aged 55 and over...

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14 June 2021

Major culture shift needed to solve growing skills shortages

Today, City & Guilds Group have launched new research which highlights existing and emerging mismatches between the skills workers possess and those that businesses need...

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12 April 2021

Skills is the new currency for workforce transformation

Skills have become the new currency of workforce and talent strategies, as more than half of organisations that responded to the 2021 Mercer Global Talent...

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6 April 2021

UK workers want an active role in digital transformation

We've heard a lot about how businesses have been affected by the pandemic but how exactly has it changed workers? In their new report, low-code...

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12 January 2021

Employers reveal top skills required for 2021

As the New Year gets underway, there is a renewed focus on skills and development within the world of work. However, according to new research...

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20 August 2020

Pharma and life sciences at a pivotal moment in the talent shortage crisis

We're at a pivotal moment in the STEM skills shortages - but swift action is needed...

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Five million left without right skills after COVID-19

Skills

25 May 2020

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14 October 2019

Soft skills are fundamental to global business relations

Soft skills that emphasize collaboration emerged higher than individual skills and are just as important as technical prowess. Learnability is the most undervalued intangible skill,...

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12 May 2019

What does the OECD Skills Outlook Report 2019 tell us?

To thrive in the workplace of the future, people need to build their most ‘human’ skills. We don’t know exactly what the next decade’s jobs...

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26 February 2019

The top skills that employers value most now

The research also showed the skills and requirements that appear less frequently in job specifications. Perhaps surprisingly, “past experience” was the keyword that appeared in...

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Skills crisis heightens as Brexit confusion bites

Brexit, Skills

11 December 2018

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