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Interesting items on the web (November – December 2017)

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The Training & Skills team are voracious readers and we come across so much content on the web that would be of interest. We’re committed to making the most of your time – so we’ve chosen only the “best of the best” of the things we’ve seen this month, and present it here for your consideration.

Interesting data on New Collar opportunities from Burning Glass

For an increasing number of American workers, the term “middle-skill” has come to mean “digital skills.”Some 82% of middle-skill jobs are now “digitally intensive,” a 4% increase over the past two years. Evenmore importantly, the digital skills marketplace is sorting out into clear pathways for workers to advance,
a vital component if middle-skill workers are to remain middle class.

You can read the whole article, published by Burning Glass Technologies via the following link:

http://bit.ly/2AtQbFy

Report: Women have stronger digital skills, yet men dominate the tech industry

Digitalization is quickly changing the employment landscape of the US, with major implications for job growth and employee skills development, according to a recent report from the Brookings Institution.
About one-third of the 13 million new jobs created in the US since 2012 have required high-level digital skills, the report found. And nearly two-thirds of new jobs mandated either high- or medium-level digital skills.

You can read the whole article, published on the website of TechRepublic via the following link:

http://tek.io/2zN0qnx

Infographic: Top eLearning Trends for 2017-2018

Have a look at the list of the Top eLearning Trends for 2017 – 2018

You can find the infographic, published on the website of eLearning Infographics via the following link:

http://dlvr.it/PtdPQF

 

 

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