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The Great Skills Gap
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The Great Skills Gap

Optimizing Talent for the Future of Work

Stanford UP, 2021 más...


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8

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As technology becomes ubiquitous in the workplace, the types of jobs available will change. Columbia University’s dean emeritus Jason Wingard and research director Christine Farrugia collated 23 perspectives from business and academic leaders exploring the challenges of workforce training. The book’s contributors cover a range of topics such as the need for continual learning throughout life and how academic institutions are moving beyond a four-year degree. The essays provide insightful solutions to help businesses, academics and policy leaders keep apace of change.

Take-Aways

  • Advancements in technology directly affect the workplace and how universities educate students to meet employer needs.
  • The evolution of work is not proceeding exactly how people predicted.
  • Soft skills are critical for the future of work.

About the Authors

Jason Wingard is dean emeritus and professor at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies,​​​​​ where Christine Farrugia is director of research initiatives.


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