The Future of Skills
In UNESCO's Skills for Work and Life initiative, skills are hailed as crucial in individuals ‘developing the abilities, knowledge, values and attitudes they need to find decent work and contribute to building a peaceful, healthy, just and sustainable world’. The World Economic Forum forecasts an astonishing billion individuals requiring reskilling by 2030, highlighting the pressing need for adaptation as technology reshapes industries.
How do we pinpoint the competencies that will be most in demand, guaranteeing workers and their employers remain agile and relevant in the digital world? And how can organisations use this insight to improve technical and vocational education or raise the profile and recognition of skilled people?
Pearson is at the forefront of understanding this challenge and developing products and services that will help learners flourish now – and in the future.
Pearson Workforce Skills
Discover how our Workforce Skills division are empowering future generations of workers.
Our partnership with WorldSkills UK
Pearson are the official partner of Team UK for the 47th WorldSkills Competition, taking place in Lyon, France this September.
Faethm AI
See how leading companies across the globe are using Faethm AI to make strategic workforce decisions for the future.
Skills in the News
Skills Shortages Bulletin 14
The 14th bulletin explores how different approaches to assessing the scale of shortages across sectors and regions can inform effective interventions.
Why we’re backing skills ‘Olympians’
Why are Pearson partnering with WorldSkills UK in 2024? We believe the conversation about the future of jobs and skills has never been more important.
WorldSkills Team UK Announced
31 of the finest apprentices and students from across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have been selected for Team UK at this year’s WorldSkills competition.
England's Jobs Future
New research from Pearson predicts that there will be more jobs available across England in four years’ time.
Diversity and Inclusion Heroes
WorldSkills UK has unveiled the winners of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Heroes Awards at the Houses of Parliament.
Pearson Skills Outlook
Pearson’s Skills Outlook provides vital insight into the immediate needs of the modern workforce to help employers and employees stay current on upskilling trends and adapt to a tech-focused world.
Power Skills
We looked at the current talent and skills needs of employers, as well as the capabilities that are required to maintain and enhance economic productivity by 2026.
Skills Map - England
We have created our first Skills Map that highlights which jobs are expanding and declining across different sectors.
The Employee View
Developed in partnership with Google, we polled 4,000 people in the US, UK, India and Brazil to see what skills they were prioritising for their career development.
The Impact of Gen AI in the workplace
We looked at the impact of generative AI on jobs, specifically on time spent on individual tasks in a working week, in Australia, Brazil, India, the US and UK.