ISLAMABAD, Pakistan,
Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- The World Economic Forum in its recent publication "The
Future of Jobs" has identified digital skills as one of the key
areas of growth in the coming years. The digital skills have also
been termed as the essential key to the "jobs of tomorrow".
E-commerce and digital trade emerged as the top priority for
technology adoption among companies in Pakistan. 91% of the companies have identified
it as the most essential skillset required in the next five years.
Big data analytics and cloud computing emerged as the second and
third most desired digital skills.
Online learning and training is on the rise but looks different
for those in employment and those who are unemployed. The Report
highlights that, there has been a four-fold increase in the numbers
of individuals seeking out opportunities for learning online
through their own initiative, a five-fold increase in employer
provision of online learning opportunities to their workers and a
nine-fold enrolment increase for learners accessing online learning
through government programmes. Those in employment are placing
larger emphasis on personal development courses, which have seen
88% growth among that population. Those who are unemployed have
placed greater emphasis on learning digital skills such as
e-commerce, digital trade, data analysis, computer science and
information technology.
As per the understanding signed between Mishal Pakistan, the
country partner institute of the World Economic Forum and Extreme
Commerce, the quality of trainings will be benchmarked, and new
opportunities will be created for e-commerce and digital trade in
Pakistan. Extreme Commerce is
offering more than 50 e-commerce and digital skills courses in
Pakistan, with emphasis on
specialised trainings on digital trade through international
platforms like Amazon, E-bay, Alibaba etc.
Extreme Commerce, the leading digital and e-commerce skills
organization in Pakistan, has
played a vital role in training professionals to create
entrepreneurial skillsets and generate additional jobs helping them
earn sustainable income through freelancing. In the last three (03)
years they have introduced more than 500,000 individuals to the
global e-commerce opportunity through their platforms. On the
signing of this partnership the Founder of Extreme Commerce,
Sunny Ali said, "we have a
commitment to empower our youth with the tools and knowledge, so
they can champion and to create the businesses of tomorrow. This
will not only generate livelihood for our youth about also develop
an ecosystem for e-commerce and digital trade to thrive in the
country. He further said, "we have set a benchmark for Pakistan to train one million people in more
than 50 digital-skills, with a special focus on e-commerce and
digital trade related trainings.
Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive
Officer of Mishal Pakistan, the Country Partner Institute of the
World Economic Forum said, "the future of work has already arrived
for a large majority of the online white-collar workforce". He
further said, "Eighty-four percent of employers globally, are set
to rapidly digitalise working processes, including a significant
expansion of remote workâwith the potential to move 44% of their
workforce to operate remotely". Jahangir said, "To address concerns
about productivity and well-being, about one-third of all employers
expect to also take steps to create a sense of community,
connection and belonging among employees through digital tools,
skills, and to tackle the well-being challenges posed by the shift
to remote work".
On average, companies estimate that around 40% of workers will
require re-skilling of six months or less, and 94% of business
leaders report that they expect employees to pick up new skills on
the job, a sharp uptake from 65% in 2018.
The Future of Jobs Report of the World Economic Forum,
identifies that, online learning and training are on the rise but
looks different for those in employment and those who are
unemployed. There has been a four-fold increase in the numbers of
individuals seeking out opportunities for learning online through
their own initiative, a five-fold increase in employer provision of
online learning opportunities to their workers and a nine-fold
enrolment increase for learners accessing online learning through
government programmes. Those in employment are placing larger
emphasis on personal development courses, which have seen 88%
growth among that population. Those who are unemployed have placed
greater emphasis on learning digital skills such as data analysis,
computer science and information technology.
In its third edition, The Future of Jobs report maps the jobs
and skills of the future, tracking the pace of change. It aims to
shed light on the pandemic-related disruptions in 2020,
contextualised within a longer history of economic cycles and the
expected outlook for technology adoption, jobs and skills in the
next five years. The Future of Jobs survey informs the report. It
is based on the projections of senior business leaders (typically
Chief Human Resource Officers and Chief Strategy Officers)
representing nearly 300 global companies, which collectively employ
8 million workers.
It presents the workforce planning and quantitative projections
of chief human resource and strategy officers through to 2025,
while also drawing on the expertise of a wide range of World
Economic Forum executive and expert communities. The report
features data from LinkedIn, Coursera, ADP and FutureFit.AI, which
have provided innovative new metrics to shed light on one of the
most important challenges of our time.
Extreme Commerce is a leading professional training provider of
digital skills for running and managing global and local e-commerce
businesses. It offers training program that ensure e-commerce
businesses have smooth and profitable run. It has fully trained
professionals with experiences and expertise in digital trade and
successful e-commerce businesses.
Mishal Pakistan is Pakistan's
leading strategic communication and design company, is the country
Partner Institute of the Future of Economic Progress System
Initiative, World Economic Forum. Mishal is responsible to generate
primary data on more than 150 indicators measuring Pakistan's competitiveness. Mishal's foremost
domain of activity is behavior change communication, strategic
communication with a spotlight on media and perception
management.
Media Contact
Amir Jahangir, Mishal Pakistan,
+1 7088087243, aj@mishal.com.pk
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