To say that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted every aspect of our lives, especially the way we work, is an understatement.
Between 2019 and 2021, the number of unemployed people increased from 187.3 million to 220.5 million, across the globe. Nonetheless, this number is expected to fall to approximately 205 million, in 2022. Whatever the numbers may be, it is evident that countries and companies need to prioritize the improvement of their human capital for a new economy and workplace.
Learning, skilling, and training are at the heart of the new labor market. The new learning and development approach aims to address the jobs that no longer exist, the skills gap and mismatch between the existing workforce and future jobs, and the great resignation of 2021.
As such, the LEARNTech Asia Conference 2021 seeks to provide future-ready opportunities for companies and individuals to meet the great demand of the new labor market. Over the span of two days, industry experts from across the globe will share their insights on a virtual platform.
With the great resignation looming and the battle for talent being increasingly fierce this year, leaders need to move past their traditional talent strategies and adopt talent technologies such as automation, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies to future-proof their talent pool.
As businesses strive to thrive beyond the pandemic, leaders need to re-architect their talent strategies to include a more diverse and fluid workforce. They also need to proactively deal with social and e...
With the great resignation looming and the battle for talent being increasingly fierce this year, leaders need to move past their traditional talent strategies and adopt talent technologies such as automation, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies to future-proof their talent pool.
As businesses strive to thrive beyond the pandemic, leaders need to re-architect their talent strategies to include a more diverse and fluid workforce. They also need to proactively deal with social and emotional issues that directly impact employee productivity, engagement, and experience such as mental health.
Our current work from home reality is unlikely to be permanent. That said, the impact of the pandemic crisis on the office will be. As organizations plan their return to the physical office, leaders and senior management need to rethink the way they manage their employees and run their businesses.
The re-architecting of the workplace, workforce, work styles, and workflows calls for a new learning and development approach. One that will better suit a hybrid office that effectively inte...
Our current work from home reality is unlikely to be permanent. That said, the impact of the pandemic crisis on the office will be. As organizations plan their return to the physical office, leaders and senior management need to rethink the way they manage their employees and run their businesses.
The re-architecting of the workplace, workforce, work styles, and workflows calls for a new learning and development approach. One that will better suit a hybrid office that effectively integrates its people, space, and technology.
An organization focused on surviving is more likely to re-skill its workers based on what best suits the organization's needs. A thriving organization understands that to retain their talent they need to unleash the potential of their workers.
In fact, thriving organizations are led by leaders who are unafraid to ask questions. It is these leaders who are willing to prioritize the empowerment of their workers with agency and freedom to apply the latter's interests and passions t...
An organization focused on surviving is more likely to re-skill its workers based on what best suits the organization's needs. A thriving organization understands that to retain their talent they need to unleash the potential of their workers.
In fact, thriving organizations are led by leaders who are unafraid to ask questions. It is these leaders who are willing to prioritize the empowerment of their workers with agency and freedom to apply the latter's interests and passions to meet the needs of the organization.
In this post-pandemic world, learning while working is the new norm. Not only are employers realizing the need to proactively create digital learning opportunities for their employees, employers also recognize the growing trend of learning and development being a must-have work benefit amongst the newer generations of employees.
Thereby, changing the future of work.
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
PANEL DISUCSSION: Co-Building A Sustainable Workforce
PANEL DISUCSSION: Co-Building A Sustainable Workforce
History proves to us that the turbulent nature of the current labor market landscape will negatively impact the young professionals who are navigating their entry into the workforce. Employers together with governmental agencies, and training and development institutions need to collaborate to co-build a work environment that effectively addresses the skills mismatch and gap experienced by these young professionals.
The underlying reason for learning and development (L&D) in the workplace is to ensure that organizations and their people are future-ready. What happens then, if the future is suddenly propelled to the present?
As businesses and individuals move back and forth between a physical and virtual workplace as the pandemic slowly evolves into an endemic or epidemic, learning has to be included into the flow of work.
16:20 - 17:05
KEYNOTE: Learning Innovations for a Hybrid Working World
KEYNOTE: Learning Innovations for a Hybrid Working World
Ford formed special teams and set up new production lines in its manufacturing facilities to produce tens of thousands of ventilators. Similarly, Decathlon worked with the Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems to redesign the former's snorkeling masks into ventilator masks to address the shortage of ventilator masks during this pandemic.
Learning has been at the heart of these innovations. In fact, reskilling and upskilling have never been more important than in the past...
Ford formed special teams and set up new production lines in its manufacturing facilities to produce tens of thousands of ventilators. Similarly, Decathlon worked with the Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems to redesign the former's snorkeling masks into ventilator masks to address the shortage of ventilator masks during this pandemic.
Learning has been at the heart of these innovations. In fact, reskilling and upskilling have never been more important than in the past 19 months. As the global labor market reopens, the integration of human and technology capabilities in equal partnership is ever more important.
Collectively, we have to prioritize learning technologies to advance the professional development of employees and the adaptability of organizations.
Amid the recent disruption to the labor market, organizations have had to ensure their employees continue to progress forward in their professional development. As such, organizations have had to evaluate how the jobs within their organizations are evolving and to what extent.
10:40 - 10:50
Break
Break
10:50 - 11:35
FEATURED TOPIC: An Experiential Learning Experience for All Employees
FEATURED TOPIC: An Experiential Learning Experience for All Employees
Some might say that the pandemic and digital transformation are necessary disruptions to increase efficiency and productivity at the workplace. However, employees are left overwhelmed with 'technostress' and a widening skills gap.
Thus, creating opportunities for enterprise L&Ds to empower the workforce with the right tools and resources to develop their resilience and adaptability for an ever-evolving future. Indeed, traditional learning methods are unable to match the skills gap and...
Some might say that the pandemic and digital transformation are necessary disruptions to increase efficiency and productivity at the workplace. However, employees are left overwhelmed with 'technostress' and a widening skills gap.
Thus, creating opportunities for enterprise L&Ds to empower the workforce with the right tools and resources to develop their resilience and adaptability for an ever-evolving future. Indeed, traditional learning methods are unable to match the skills gap and demands of the modern workforce.
Fuelled by the pandemic, business leaders now recognize the need to employ technological tools to prioritize the physical and mental well-being of their employees. Indeed there is an inextricable link between our well-being, work, and lives but organizations also recognized the need to re-skill and upskill their employees to ensure a sustainable future for both employees and organization.
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:30
FEATURED TOPIC: Leadership Insights from Jim Collins & Eric Weinstein
FEATURED TOPIC: Leadership Insights from Jim Collins & Eric Weinstein
One of the most common phrases we have heard in the past year and a half is "these are uncertain times" and "during this time of uncertainty", and the reality is that our career paths will always be filled with uncertainty whether from our own doing or external factors such as the pandemic recession and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
It is our ability to adapt and pivot through these adversities that matters more. Hence, how can we, as individuals, chart a new career path for ourse...
One of the most common phrases we have heard in the past year and a half is "these are uncertain times" and "during this time of uncertainty", and the reality is that our career paths will always be filled with uncertainty whether from our own doing or external factors such as the pandemic recession and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
It is our ability to adapt and pivot through these adversities that matters more. Hence, how can we, as individuals, chart a new career path for ourselves amid the great disruptor of this decade?
The new and uncertain nature of work requires today's workers to pivot between professions with significantly different skill sets, and navigate mid-career job transitions accompanied by substantial reskilling and upskilling.
With a multitude of learning and development opportunities, the aim of skilling should be to ensure that one is capable of remaining flexible, adaptable, and competitive in a labor market that is ever-changing.
