2019 Workplace Learning Report by Almuth Gastinger

Some months ago I came across this report that has been published for the third time by LinkedIn.

Even if it focuses on learning and development in industrial companies, I think it is also of interest for libraries and information service institutions.

3,300 employees from various organisations were surveyed to create this report. This included 1,200 talent developers working in Learning & Development and Human Resources and 2,100 workplace learners.

The report supports in particular what IFLA CPDWL has been focussing on since its foundation: the importance of workplace learning and the continuing development of new skills. The survey also asked about the most wanted hard and soft skills in 2019, and the answers are somewhat similar to what we have got from libraries and librarians:

Soft skills:

  1. Creativity
  2. Persuasion
  3. Analytical reasoning
  4. Collaboration
  5. Flexible approach (Adaptability)

Hard skills:

  1. Cloud computing
  2. Artificial intelligence
  3. Analytical reasoning
  4. People management
  5. UX design
  6. Mobile application
  7. Video production
  8. Sales leadership
  9. Translation
  10. Audio production
  11. Natural language processing

“Executives are increasingly looking to talent developers to support the business in strategic workforce planning, including attracting and retaining talent, and ensuring their people have the right skills for today and tomorrow,” the 2019 Workplace Learning Report states.

Companies should be investing in their people. As should libraries. That is exactly what the CPDWL section is promoting.

Read or download the full report here: https://learning.linkedin.com/resources/workplace-learning-report

One thought on “2019 Workplace Learning Report by Almuth Gastinger

  1. Chinwe Anunobi

    Thank you Almuth for the providing the report. It will help me to assess and plan staff development in my library. That is actually synonymous with what CPDWL is doing

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