On the basis of its previous global studies, McKinsey produced a document entitled ‘ Skills of the future: Six approaches to bridging the skills gap, which aim to propose future skills solutions in Germany, which are expected to have 700,000 people with technological skills soon. To this end, the document analyses more than 30 digital skills initiatives addressing future skills both in Germany and worldwide.
The document proposes methods that Germany can put in place to close future skills gaps as quickly and as targeted as possible. According to the main findings, some progress has been made, but there are still significant challenges in developing future skills needs: lack of transparency on future skills training opportunities; as existing education programmes do not focus on the needs of the future labour market, no systemic future structure of skills training.
It contains various examples of good practice from Germany and other countries such as China, Estonia, Finland, the US, Singapore, and offers inspiration for six concrete approaches to bridge the threat of future skills shortages and to address the three challenges identified: (1) a central online platform for future skills; 2) materials and concepts of technological skills to be taught in schools and universities; Introduction of interdisciplinary educational concepts for schools and universities; 4)creating future centres for skills research; Introducing new systematic initiatives for future skills training; Financial incentives for the development of future skills for businesses and the self-employed.
According to this document, the implementation of these proposals represents the efforts needed to permanently close future skills gaps, while the economic benefits of closing future skills gaps are estimated to be huge billions of euros.
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