Key findings of Cegos' European research: “Transformation, skills and learning”
24/10/2018
Key findings at a glance
Impact of the technological developments on the management of HR
In Europe, employees and HR & Learning Directors share the same lucidity in regard to the impact of technological developments on employment and HR management:- 82% of European employees think that, over the next five years, technological developments will impact their current job. Only 29% of them feel left behind by technology.
- 89% of European HR & Learning Directors believe technological developments will impact the management of HR within their organisation.
Strategic skills for the future
When we ask HR & Learning Directors what behavioural skills the employees in their organisation should master first, they lean towards long-term skills such as flexibility and adaptation (49%), learning to learn (45%), efficient organisation of work (41%).These findings are especially important as 24% of European HR & Learning Directors say that their organisation is currently facing a key skills gap. This deficit of key skills can be explained mainly by difficulties in developing these skills (45%), but also by difficulties in recruiting people with these skills (44%) and by difficulties in retaining people with these skills (24%).When it comes to skills development, employees appear to be more open to ATAWAD solutions ("anytime, anywhere, any device") than their HR & Learning Directors. They prefer face-to-face formats (training, coaching or peer learning), where they can interact with other learners and where classes are designed as times when employees are available to learn. Otherwise, their preference goes to solutions that enable employees to learn when they need to (using online resources, for example).Professional training: perception and usage
95% of European employees are ready to complete some training in order to adapt to the technological changes. Similarly, self-funded training and training outside working hours are ideas that are gaining traction among employees: 53% of European employees would be willing to finance part of the cost of their training (a 13-point increase on 2016), and 79% would be willing to take training outside of their work time (a 14-point increase on 2016).HR & Learning Directors' top three priorities for training are as follows:- 1. Provide employees with the means to learn at any time, according to their needs
- 2. Strengthen the link between training policy and company strategy
- 3. Be able to evaluate training courses' impact and ROI