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Report: Employers Still Aren’t Filling the Skills Gap

By Joanne Kaldy / October 4, 2019

Employees don’t feel confident about their skill levels, and they don’t think employers are doing enough to provide them with the competencies they need to be successful.

According to a new report, the skills gap is still a problem for employers and workers alike. About half (53%) of 1,000 employees surveyed say that they aren’t sure if they have the skills to withstand a future layoff. At the same time, a similar number of people don’t believe that their current employer provides the right development opportunities to help them be successful.

In “Building an Adaptive Workforce: The Demand for Transparency and Skills Development,” the authors found that:

  • 83% of workers believe it is essential to improve professional skills.
  • 60% of boomers feel insecure with their current skill sets.
  • 53% of millennials say their employers help them identify the skills they need, while only 37% of boomers agree.
  • Most employees feel there is a lack of transparency from their employer regarding job-critical skills and internal mobility, with 73% of boomers saying their employer doesn’t do enough to identify skills they need to succeed.
  • 76% of survey respondents say that learning new skills makes them feel more confident at work and that this results in improved performance.
  • 50% of respondents see the ability to complete tasks beyond their immediate job assignment as key for promotion.
  • Older workers in particular (60%) believe skills diversification is more important than do younger workers (39%).
  • Female respondents say they value a diversified skill set (59%) more than a good relationship with their manager (26%).

This information seems to support the results of another recent study that found the skills gap has jumped from 52% in 2018 to 64% in 2019. This survey also found that 44% of employees say that it is more difficult than ever to fill the skills gap, and 42% believe this problem makes their company less efficient.

Significantly, both studies indicate that employees are ready and eager to learn; and they value company development/education efforts as a means to avoid job loss, increase their confidence, and enable promotions and career mobility.

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