AN ERA OF LIFELONG LEARNING
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machines and enterprise systems . It needs people who are comfortable with technology and disruption .
As manufacturing businesses evolve from being producers of products to providers of services , how do we ensure that employees are equipped with the right skills ? What are the opportunities for employees to reskill in the sector ?
AN ERA OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Gone are the days when education finished at the school gate . In fact , according to our own commissioned
research here at Salesforce , over half of UK workers believe that lifelong digital learning is essential to their career prospects . 75 % believe coding and data analytics skills , for example , have a shelf-life of less than five years , making continual retraining essential .
But here ’ s the wake-up call : over half of workers are looking to employers to help them reskill . That means it ’ s essential for manufacturers to step up and collaborate with partners to provide employees with the skills they will need . That ’ s where Trailhead – our own free online learning platform which
NOVEMBER 2019