- Date published:
- May 2023
- Organisation:
- NFER
- Authors:
- Andy Dickerson and Gennaro Rossi, University of Sheffield Luke Bocock, Jude Hillary and David Simcock, NFER
- Themes:
- Future of work
Anticipated changes to the labour market threaten to exacerbate existing skills shortages, which are already a major issue. There are currently over a million job vacancies in this country. Findings from this programme of research, the Skills Imperative 2035, suggest that existing skills shortages could worsen - implying urgent action is needed to prevent knock-on effects to our economy and society.
The six most vital ‘essential employment skills’, anticipated to be most in-demand by employers in the future, are; (1) communication, (2) collaboration, (3) problem-solving, (4) organising, planning & prioritising work, (5) creative thinking and (6) ‘information literacy’ (skills related to gathering, processing, and using information).