Skills and jobs in demand in workplaces have changed considerably as a result of major global trends, of rapid technological innovation, and increasing global trade. How employers' have used training to prepare their workforces over the last decade can give clues to how to meet the evolution of training into the future. This panel session will explore recent NCVER evidence on the role of employers in training, what influences employers to train, the continuity and change in the training employers are using, and use of skill sets. It will touch on the role of skill sets in enabling...  [+] Show more

Skills and jobs in demand in workplaces have changed considerably as a result of major global trends, of rapid technological innovation, and increasing global trade. How employers' have used training to prepare their workforces over the last decade can give clues to how to meet the evolution of training into the future. This panel session will explore recent NCVER evidence on the role of employers in training, what influences employers to train, the continuity and change in the training employers are using, and use of skill sets. It will touch on the role of skill sets in enabling lifelong learning and how this might shape the form of future training. The discussion will draw out the nexus between the employer, what they want and the forms of training that have met this.

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The related publication 'Skilling for tomorrow' is available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 128.04.

The related publication 'Skills for a global future' is available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 131.19.