TRAINING, TRAINING AND TRAINING

Constant innovations in the job market encourage the professional retraining movement, currently characterized by upskilling and reskilling actions.

By Luiz Gustavo Mariano

The rapid and constant technological development and innovations in the job market are making two words increasingly present in our vocabulary: upskilling and reskilling.If you still don't know these two terms and what they mean, it's good to start paying attention.

Upskilling is about improving skills in areas that the professional already works. Reskilling, on the other hand, occurs when the person learns new skills to understand a sector in which he is not yet familiar.

Both one and the other concern something very important and highly valued by companies today: constant training.

According to Citrix Talent Accelerator Report, 82% of employees and 62% of HR directors say that in order to achieve a competitive advantage, workers need to re-skill or upgrade their skills at least once a year.

And when it comes to retraining or improving skills (ie training), we are faced with a two-way situation: both the professional and the company must be aware of this need. The professional must show his superiors that he is concerned with learning, and company leaders need to look at the market (both for competitors and for companies in other sectors) to identify innovations and new tools that are emerging, empowering their workers.

On the one hand, the professional adds value for himself and for the company. On the other hand, the company is better prepared to deal with changes and does not lag behind the competition.

The
 Workplace Learning Report,led by LinkedIn, shows that more than half (59%) of learning and development professionals say their companies are prioritizing education projects in 2021. The number represents a 15% increase over the same period last year .

Why is this movement taking place? Because, as I wrote at the beginning of this text, technological changes and innovations are forcing professionals to retrain. In several areas, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find qualified labor, hence the investment in upskilling and reskilling.

There's no way. In this world where tomorrow brings us something new in relation to today's reality, three words are essential for a professional to have a productive and growing career: train, train, train.



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