Dive Brief:
- Today's college-educated workers are not feeling very positive about their current skill sets, according to a recent survey.
- The survey, which is from the Bridge team at Instructure, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) learning company, found that a clear majority (75%) of the 500 workers polled nationwide believe knowledge and skills in their field become quickly outdated. Worse, a meager 12% of respondents say their employers support them 100% on career development.
- As a result, it appears a large majority of employees surveyed are going it alone concerning educational resources, as 80% say they turn to their mobile devices to continue their self-directed education.
Dive Insight:
Jared Stein, vice president of Research and Education at Instructure, says the survey indicates learning may have fallen off the wagon in the workplace. Employers must make learning at work a priority in order to stay competitive and help employees meet the challenges of a fast-evolving work environment. In addition, the study also suggests that mobile devices could play a much larger role in workplace learning/training.
Stein adds that today, it's pretty obvious relevant workplace skills are constantly evolving. His firm sought to discover how employees keep up with these changes and how employers help them learn valuable skills. From the survey, it's clear employers can and should be doing more to address employees’ need to learn, and increase the resources to stay apace with rapid changes.
