Should you consider reskilling?

If you haven't heard of reskilling yet, then chances are you will. The government's plan is to help the UK workforce reskill, but is it something you need to think about? 👇

Do you need to consider reskilling?

We don't have to tell you that 2020 was tough. The UK saw a record number of redundancies - 370,000 - between August and October, and an unemployment rate that climbed to 4.9% by the end of the year (compared to 3.8% at end 2019).

In repsonse, the UK government annouced its plans: reskilling the workforce.

But what does this mean for you?

What is reskilling? How is it different to upskilling? Should you be considering it? And what advice can people that have done it give?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in our in-depth article.

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Which careers are good to reskill into?

Regardless of whether you’ve been directly affected by the current crisis in the job market, it’s a timely opportunity to learn how you can prepare yourself for the future of work.

In this weeks post we look at which careers have been most affected by the pandemic, which are exepcted to bounce back and which are at risk of automation in the future.

Read on to find out how you can futureproof yourself and your skills.

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Where will the future take you?

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