Upskilling, reskilling and newskilling
Upskilling, reskilling and newskilling
The incessant chain of technological changes that society and, consequently, companies are experiencing today, makes it clear that continuous employee training must be on the agenda and a priority in budgets. The irruption of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Big Data in the daily life of organizations, forces them to have to "recycle" the skills of their workforce, constantly monitoring the environment and making a prediction of the new skills that will be demanded in the future.
When we talk about skills we can divide them into two main groups: Hard Skills and Soft Skills. The Hard Skills or hard skills, are the technical skills. Those skills specific to each trade that allow you to perform your job, for example, driving a crane, programming software or preparing a balance sheet.
In contrast, there are the Soft Skills or soft skills, are those that are more related to emotions or social aspects, and among them are negotiation, teamwork, adaptability or resilience. Both sets of skills require constant updating and joint work on the part of the employee and the employer.
The terms Upskilling, Reskilling and Newskilling have emerged to refer to this process of updating skills, but what exactly does each of them mean?
When we talk about Upskillingwe refer to the process of acquiring new skills that are needed for the position that an employee is currently performing. It is about developing new skills as new technologies appear in the field of their position and, therefore, being more competitive within the professional sphere.
On the other hand, the Reskilling is the process of acquiring new skills to move from an obsolete job to a new one. It involves changing 100% and training people in completely new subjects so that they can move from one job to another.
Last but not least, we define Newskilling. This is the need for continuous learning that organizations have for those competencies that are going to be in high demand for the improvement of the professional and at the same time the success of the business.
Having said all this, both HR departments and the top management of organizations should sit down and discuss how these trends are manifesting themselves and how they are being addressed. If there are plans and courses of action designed to detect which people need to go through reskilling, upskilling or newskilling, what percentage of the payroll they represent and how this impacts business processes.
Gone are the days when companies thought that training was an expense, to comply with the norm or that employees were not interested in learning new things. Today, training and adapting to change is of vital importance both for attracting and retaining talent and for increasing an organization's efficiency in a context characterized by rapid change and digital transformation.
From Qaleon we are very aware of these new training trends and we try every day to discover factors that make the stay within a given company more satisfactory for all those who are part of the companies. For this reason, Qaleon has developed Empleable.
Empleable is a technological solution developed from artificial intelligence, to improve employability, boost training and talent that the labor market needs. How does it do it? By means of a personalized training itinerary based on an analysis of your best skills so that you can reach your professional goals.