Sparkademy Upskilling Report

Learn about the current approaches and challenges with corporate upskilling


Today, upskilling your workforce is more important than ever. Digital transformation and introduction of new technologies are forcing companies to adapt their ways of working and address the skill gaps caused by these changes.

This report highlights the current priorities HR and L&D managers in large organizations have as well as challenges they are facing.

At the moment one of our biggest challenges is that a lot of people are very busy with their jobs and feel that they don’t have time to develop themselves or lack the motivation. I would like to see more of a learning and development culture where it is normal to take some time of your day or week to learn and grow.

Global HR Business Partner, Lafarge Holcim

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Key Takeaways

We surveyed and interviewed HR and L&D managers globally, diving deeper into the current upskilling efforts, challenges organizations are facing as well as opportunities they see for the future in reskilling and upskilling.

Digital transformation and employee engagement & development are the driving forces for upskilling

Behavioral skills are increasingly important for employees and managers

One of the biggest challenges companies are facing with upskilling is the lack of learning culture

Soft skills or behavioural skills are very important, because in a transformation you always face situations, where you actually need those type of skills such as communication and collaboration skills and need to be able to lead people and convince them of this transformation. They are as important, or sometimes even more important than technical skills.

Head of HR Learning and Development, Avaloq

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To learn more about our findings and the most common challenges in upskilling, download the report!

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