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Only 10% of companies have the right skills.
Business leaders must start upskilling talent now.
AI is the key to learning new workplace skills
Only 10% of human resources (HR) and learning and development (L&D) professionals believe their teams possess the necessary skills to meet business goals within the next one to two years.
That's the conclusion of Skillsoft's Global Skills Intelligence Survey. Conducted by an independent market research firm, the research surveyed 1,000 global HR and L&D professionals whose organizations have a talent development program in place.
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More than a quarter (28%) of professionals said skill gaps limit their ability to expand into new markets, and over a third (37%) fear losing top employees to competitors offering stronger development opportunities.
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