In-house Learning part of the solution for skills Shortages

Some interesting nuggets out of AI Group's latest education and training survey data which was published earlier this week: 

​https://www.aigroup.com.au/news/media-centre/2024/technical-and-trade-skills-in-high-demand-and-hard-to-find-in-2024/#

💡Key Insights

• There is a strong appetite to invest in learning and development for existing staff "on the job" to close skill gaps (77%) and 91% of businesses plan to maintain (47%) or increase L&D spend.​
• However, a potential roadblock is the lower level of confidence in leaders and managers in "Building an agile and personalised learning culture" to make it happen (this rated lowest at 41%, below "Integration of technology" (45%) and "Embedding D&I" (43%)).

✅ Takeaways

• As opposed to labour markets, government support and other external factors, how you develop talent in-house is something a business has 100% control over.​
• Enabling leadership teams with the right systems, tools and capabilities to optimise organisational learning is part of the solution to address skill shortages.

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