The increasing use of digital technologies and the imminent rise of intelligent technologies have increased the focus on the preparedness of organizations to adopt and adapt to the changes brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. What paradigm shifts will this cause in the L&D space?
We are amidst uberization of the workforce. Organizations are becoming agile and so is the workforce. From liquid workforce, talent on demand, independent workers to an app-driven labor market — these are the new norms that are and will make an impact on everything — including the traditional learning models. And this is the kind of disruption we are experiencing in a hyper connected world that is driven by innovation.
So, how will IoT impact L&D professionals? What specific learning technologies will dominate and enable the Internet of Things? How can these technologies create new, innovative learning experiences for employees? How IoT may change the roles, responsibilities, and rules of running your learning organization?
In a bid to seek answers to such questions, we reached out to thought leaders in the L&D space and asked them what they think about the changes that the 4IR is generating, and what it would do to the L&D space.
The cover story also includes People Matters-Simplilearn L&D Tech Study on Skill Acquisition for the Digital Age aimed at exploring the state of L&D function in relation to digital technologies and the inclination of organizations towards online learning methodologies for re-skilling and up-skilling of their employees. The study has focused on three aspects of the L&D function.
• L&D Strategy: What are L&D priorities in context to digital and automation?
• Delivering Knowledge and Skills: Understanding the best way to deliver training content.
• Training Methods of Digital Age: The new modes of delivering training to skill, upskill and reskill your employees
FINDINGS
1 STRATEGIC DECISIONS REGARDING L&D FUNCTIONS
Skill acquisition preferred over talent acquisition
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