Automation and globalisation is leading to a shift in demand for skills

Automation and globalisation is leading to a shift in demand for skills

A new Deloitte Access Economics report, commissioned by Deakin University’s DeakinCo , has predicted automation, globalisation and demographic shifts would lead to soft skill-intensive occupations increasing at 2½ times the rate of other jobs, to account for 63 per cent of all jobs in 2030, up from half in 2000.

According to the Soft Skills for Business Success report, the skills most sought by employers were communication (cited in 71 per cent of job ads), digital skills (26 per cent), critical thinking (25 per cent), self-management (20 per cent) and problem-solving (19 per cent).

DeakinCo. chief executive Simon Hann said the […]

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