Skills gap | Are L&D teams at risk of extinction?

The Towards Maturity 2019 Report¹ reveals a frightening gap between the skills L&D teams have today compared to the skills they are going to need in the immediate future. So, what can L&D teams do quickly to close the skills gap before it’s too late?

The main strengths currently seen in L&D teams, such as classroom skills, learning management, project management, and teaching and assessment, represent a measly 4 of the 22 areas considered as top priorities in the future.

Notion’s Director of Coaching, Laura Ashley-Timms, warns that this will be “grossly inadequate”.

“The skills gap is alarming and threatens the future survival of L&D teams. If L&D teams are going to have a place in tomorrow’s organisations, they will need to act fast to build the skills they are lacking before it’s too late.”