{"id":19992,"date":"2022-01-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/01\/18\/4-in-5-employees-in-singapore-fear-impact-of-digitalisation-turn-to-upskilling-to-stay-competitive\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T06:00:00","slug":"4-in-5-employees-in-singapore-fear-impact-of-digitalisation-turn-to-upskilling-to-stay-competitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/01\/18\/4-in-5-employees-in-singapore-fear-impact-of-digitalisation-turn-to-upskilling-to-stay-competitive\/","title":{"rendered":"4 in 5 Employees in Singapore Fear Impact of Digitalisation, Turn to Upskilling to Stay Competitive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\">\n<ul>\n<li>Four<br \/>\nin five (81%) employees are concerned about the impact of digitalisation on<br \/>\njobs and roles in their industry.<\/li>\n<li>Most<br \/>\nemployees (93%) agree there is a need to upskill to remain relevant in their<br \/>\ncurrent role. <\/li>\n<li>On<br \/>\nthe other hand, employers say that the main impact of digitalisation on the<br \/>\nworkforce are &#8216;the need to reskill and upskill workers to meet new skill<br \/>\ndemands&#8217; (57%), &#8217;employees will spend less time in automated\/ repetitive work&#8217;<br \/>\n(54%), and &#8217;employees will have to take on hybrid roles\/ roles that require a<br \/>\nmix of different skill sets&#8217; (54%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SINGAPORE &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 18 January<br \/>\n2022 &#8211;<b> <\/b>As businesses<br \/>\ncontinue to accelerate digitalisation, four in five (81%) employees say that<br \/>\nthey are concerned about the impact of digitalisation on jobs and roles in<br \/>\ntheir respective industries. Employees<br \/>\nreveal that their main concern about digitalisation at the workplace is the &#8216;need to<br \/>\nlearn new skills to stay relevant&#8217; (46%). This is followed by the fear of &#8216;not<br \/>\nbeing able to adapt to new and complex skills&#8217; (40%) and &#8216;being replaced due to<br \/>\nthe lack of skills&#8217; (31%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img width=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/Thumb\/500x0\/214308\/EJS.jpg#image-214308\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/Thumb\/500x0\/214308\/EJS.jpg#image-214308\" width=\"500\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>These<br \/>\nare some key findings from NTUC LearningHub&#8217;s recently launched <b>Emerging<br \/>\nJobs and Skills Report<\/b>. Over 650 working professionals from Singapore were<br \/>\nsurveyed in December 2021, including employers and employees, to uncover a dual<br \/>\nperspective about the current job market, emerging jobs and skills, as well as<br \/>\nthe training landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Most<br \/>\nemployees (93%) opine that there is a need to upgrade their skills in order to keep<br \/>\nthemselves relevant and competitive in their current role. The top three<br \/>\nreasons cited by employees for upskilling are to have &#8216;better career<br \/>\nprogression opportunities&#8217; (66%), &#8216;better pay&#8217; (58%), and &#8216;better match with existing<br \/>\nskillsets&#8217; (50%).<\/p>\n<p>On the<br \/>\nother hand, the employers surveyed say that the main impact of digitalisation<br \/>\non the workforce is the need to reskill and upskill workers to meet new skill<br \/>\ndemands (voted 57%). This is followed by &#8217;employees will spend less time in<br \/>\nautomated\/ repetitive work&#8217; (54%), and &#8217;employees will have to take on hybrid<br \/>\nroles, that is, roles that require a mix of different skill sets&#8217; (54%).<\/p>\n<p>Commenting<br \/>\non the findings, NTUC LearningHub&#8217;s Director of Infocomm Technology, Anthony<br \/>\nChew, says, &#8220;Although employees fear the effects of digitalisation on their<br \/>\njobs, it is heartening that many see the importance in upskilling to remain<br \/>\nemployable and competitive. However, instead of fearing digitalisation in the<br \/>\nnew world order, we urge trainees to take advantage of digital transformation<br \/>\nto uplift their skillsets and employability. In fact, employers see<br \/>\ndigitalisation as an opportunity to upgrade workforce competencies so that<br \/>\ntheir employees can work alongside digital solutions and free up their time for<br \/>\nhigher-value work. All in all, workers who are able to adapt well with digital<br \/>\ntransformation will be considered an asset to the organisations they work for,<br \/>\nregardless of which sector they are in, as digital skills today are easily<br \/>\ntransferrable across job functions and sectors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To<br \/>\ndownload the Emerging Jobs and Skills Report, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntuclearninghub.com\/emerging-jobs-and-skills-2022\" rel=\"sponsored\">www.ntuclearninghub.com\/emerging-jobs-and-skills-2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntuclearninghub.com\/emerging-jobs-and-skills-2022\" rel=\"sponsored\"\/>.<br \/>\nTo find out more about the courses, training and grants, contact NTUC LearningHub<br \/>\nat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntuclearninghub.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">www.ntuclearninghub.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/2022\/01\/18\/115993\/4-in-5-employees-in-singapore-fear-impact-of-digitalisation-turn-to-upskilling-to-stay-competitive\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four in five (81%) employees are concerned about the impact of digitalisation on jobs and roles in their industry. 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