In 2024, the main component for employees to reskill and upskill at their workplace in the United States was **************************. Almost half of respondents stated this as their answer. ** percent said they had a professional development plan, whereas only **** percent said there was no clear upskilling and reskilling structure at their workplace.
Reskilling and upskilling have become increasingly important in the workplace. Many companies have developed strategies to quench the need of continuously training their employees. According to a survey conducted in 2024 among employees in the United States, ** percent of respondents said that they were satisfied or very satisfied with their company's reskilling and upskilling training.
In 2024, the main motivation for employees to reskill and upskill at their workplace in the United States was to grow knowldege and skills for personal growth. Almost ** percent of respondents stated this as their answer. ** percent claimed that their motivation was to improve earning potential, whereas only ** percent said it was to help to transition to a new career or field.
Onboarding programs in order to reskill or upskill employees with new skills in terms of artificial intelligence (or automation) were deemed absolutely essential by almost 40 percent of human resources (HR) departments of U.S American organizations in 2019.
This statistic displays the leading methods used by open source professionals to keep up to date in their line of work, according to a 2016 global survey of hiring managers and open source professionals. As of that time, ** percent of respondents said they kept their open source knowledge up to date by taking online training courses.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many businesses in the world to adapt to remote work and employees to enforce their digital skills. Companies which have provided such upskilling opportunities in the job performance of their employees saw various positive impacts. According to a survey conducted in Canada, the most common effect was the effectiveness of the leadership during the pandemic, pointed out by ** percent of respondents.
During a 2023/24 survey, ** percent of advertising professionals in Europe stated they spent more than *** hour per week upskilling in artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, ** percent reported spending *** hour or less per week, while only **** percent said they spent no time on AI upskilling.
As of 2023, about ** percent of the surveyed local public administration units in Italy claimed to have their internal resources aimed at implementing a membership in an online external training platform as an upskilling and reskilling initiative. This figure makes it the most popular option among the respondents, followed by the activation of training courses, both online and offline, and the organization of training days mentioned by about ** and ** percent of the respondents, respectively.
In 2025, approximately ** percent of the companies worldwide claim to have more than *********** of their workforce trained on artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools. Singapore and Japan reported the highest upskilling levels, while Italy and Brazil recorded lower levels than the global figure.
Reskilling and upskilling have become more and more important in the workplace and many companies put in place strategies to face the need of continuously training their employees. Employees have their own priorities and preferences. The majority of respondents to a survey conducted in 2020 regarding workplace trainings said that they prefer trainings that relate to their role, either on hard or soft skills, and trainings that would help them get promoted.
For 2022, increasing skills of existing staff to offset need for outside hiring, followed by retention strategy are driving forces for reskilling and upskilling efforts. By contrast, only ** percent of human resources and workforce learning professionals designated competitive strategy to elevate internal technical/digital skills as a main motivation.
This statistic shows the expected upskilling requirements in the next 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by skill. The most commonly reported skill group was technical, practical or job-specific. 57 percent of establishments expecting the need to upskill identified this as a skill set which will require improvement.
This statistic shows the reasons for the expected need for employees to upskill in the next 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013 as a percentage of all expected upskilling cases. The most common reason given was new legislative or regulatory requirements. 31 percent of cases were predicted to be driven, at least in part, by increased competitive pressure.
According to a survey conducted among employees in Italy in 2019, about a third of respondents felt pressured to learn new tech-related skills to perform and protect their jobs. Their concerns were not unfounded: as of 2018, for instance, an increasing number of enterprises were adopting artificial intelligence (AI). As reported in a survey conducted by Osservatori, about 70 percent of the surveyed enterprises had already implemented or were beginning to implement AI projects.
According to a 2022 survey, an increasing share of learning and development (L&D) professionals intended to deploy large scale upskilling or reskilling programs compared to 2021. Furthermore, ********* of respondents said that they intended to deploy data analysis or analytics training programs at their organizations in 2022.
As of June 2022, the most funded upskilling company was Articulate, followed by Degreed. Located in New York, the United States, Articulate develops e-learning software, content and community that provides online training courses. With over ** thousand customers worldwide, the company had a funding worth *** billion U.S. dollars.
In the training industry in the United States, non-exempt employees were allocated the highest amount of training expenditure in 2024. That year, non-exempt employees were allocated almost ** percent of the total training expenditure. This was followed by exempt managers and non-managers, who were each allocated ** and ** percent of the total training expenditure respectively. Executives were allocated the smallest amount for training expenditure in 2024, at ** percent of the total training expenditure.
This statistic shows the ways companies in the United States are trying to raise employees' advanced manufacturing skills in 2016. During the survey, **** percent of the respondents stated that they intend to hire from other manufacturing companies.
This statistic shows the willingness of small business owners in the United States to set up an internal program where experienced, trained employees can mentor or train newer employees in 2016. During the survey, ** percent of the respondents stated that they would be very willing to set up internal mentoring programs for their newer employees.
In 2025, 77 percent of businesses prioritized reskilling and upskilling their workforce to work alongside AI, making it the most common strategy. Hiring new employees with AI-related skills followed at 69 percent, while 62 percent sought talent capable of integrating AI into daily tasks.
In 2024, the main component for employees to reskill and upskill at their workplace in the United States was **************************. Almost half of respondents stated this as their answer. ** percent said they had a professional development plan, whereas only **** percent said there was no clear upskilling and reskilling structure at their workplace.