There's a new focus on training and skills development, as employees become more proactive and self-reliant in managing their careers.

1. THE ULTIMATE PROMOTIONAL TOOL
WHY UPGRADE SKILLS?
MOST VALUED SKILL DEVELOPMENT
57% 47% 42%
GEN Y IS MORE LIKELY TO BE MOTIVATED
BY THE PROSPECT OF A PROMOTION
WITH THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYER
Gen Y
63%
Gen X
57%
Baby Boomers
50%
Promotion
with current
employer The prime reason for undertaking training in the Americas and
APAC is to gain promotion with their current employer. However,
it’s a different story in EMEA, where about half of employees focus
on gaining a promotion, and are almost equally motivated by a
desire to switch employers or even enter a new field of work.
Advancement
at another
company
Enter a new
field of work
No longer “front-end loaded” onto a career, nor the sole
responsibility of the employer, workers recognise that skills
are a lifelong pursuit of development and renewal.
48%
66%
68%
EMEA
EMEA
APAC
APAC
AMERICAS
AMERICAS
TRAINING FOR PROMOTION WITH
CURRENT EMPLOYER, BY REGION
Continued education/training
On the job experience
Seminars/webinars
MOST LIKELY
Math—28%
LEAST LIKELY
WHICH
FIELDS ARE
UPSKILLING
TO PURSUE A
NEW FIELD
OF WORK?
Engineering—26%
IT—26%
18%—Science
19%—Healthcare
22%—Education
58%
70%
26%
%
60of workers globally, are either
actively seeking further
education/training, or
are considering it.