- \n
- Digital Marketing skills have
\ngrown in importance as the top competency required for business viability, as
\nvoted by 50% of employers in 2021 vs 44% of them in 2020.<\/li>\n - Data Analysis (36%) and Project
\nManagement (35%) skills also remain the top digital skills coveted by employers<\/li>\n - The digital skills which have
\ngrown in importance include: Basic IT Support (33% in 2020 vs 34% in 2021), Cybersecurity
\n(27% in 2021 vs 25% in 2020), Governance, Risk Management & Personal Data
\nProtection (24% in 2021 vs 22% in 2020), AI Machine Learning (22% in 2021 vs
\n20% in 2020) and Robotic Process Automation (20% in 2021 vs 17% in 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n <\/p>\nSINGAPORE –\u00a0Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a07 April 2021
\n– As consumers alter their retail behaviour due to
\nthe pandemic, companies have increasingly turned to digital marketing as a
\nmeans to reach out to their customers. Digital Marketing skills have therefore grown in importance as the
\ntop competency required for business viability, as voted by half of employers
\nin Singapore (50% in 2021 vs 44% in 2020).<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/500x0\/139196\/A5ESRPressRelease.jpg#image-139196\")
<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nIn
\naddition, business leaders recognise the need to
\nanalyse data to seize opportunities through informed decision-making and
\nproject manage the business transformation. Data
\nAnalysis (36%) and Project Management (35%) skills have thus remained the top
\nin-demand digital skills in 2021, cementing their position as evergreen competencies
\nin demand by employers in the future of work.<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nThese were some of the key findings in the recent NTUC LearningHub<\/a> (NTUC LHUB)’s
\nEmployer Skills Survey report. The survey, which was conducted in February 2021
\nwith business leaders across Singapore, aimed to uncover the most in-demand
\nskillsets a year after the pandemic. The findings include the top skills by
\nindustry cluster: Built Environment, Essential Domestic Services, Lifestyle,
\nManufacturing and Professional Services, and Trade and Connectivity.<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nAmid
\nthe business imperative to transform digitally, many digital skills have grown
\nin importance. These include Basic IT Support (33% in
\n2020 vs 34% in 2021), Cybersecurity (25% in 2020 vs to 27% in 2021),
\nGovernance, Risk Management & Personal Data Protection (22% in 2020 vs 24%
\nin 2021), AI Machine Learning (20% in 2020 to 22% in 2021) and Robotic Process
\nAutomation (17% in 2020 to 20% in 2021). <\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nCommenting
\non the findings, Anthony Chew, Director of ICT Product Division at NTUC LHUB, says,
\n“While Digital Marketing, Data Analysis and Project Management remain the top in-demand
\nskills by employers, Basic IT Support and Cybersecurity in particular have also
\ngrown in importance for businesses amid their digital transformation. This
\nsignals the increasing reliance on digital strategies by companies to sustain
\nand grow their businesses in a post-pandemic world. Employees
\nmust therefore prepare for the present and future of work by building digital
\nskills and mindsets to adapt to the new digital economy.”<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nTo download the
\nEmployers Skills Report 2021, visit https:\/\/www.ntuclearninghub.com\/employer-skills-report-2021\/<\/a>\u00a0
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