After two years in which the business and labor dynamics changed, the training and changes in the skills of the collaborators took on great importance, which is why companies at a global level sought to adapt their work strategies so that adaptation to the new actually was a success.
According to a study carried out by UBITS, a corporate training platform, between January and October 2021, a behavioral analysis was carried out among more than 55,000 employees in 23 Latin American countries, in which they identified what kind of skills students are looking for to train and face working life.
It should be noted that according to the study, workers between 30 and 40 years old are the people who start and finish courses the most. However, those who complete the courses the most are people whose age ranges between 50 and 60 years, since they adapt easily to virtual methodologies and the e-learning model, which has gained great prominence in recent times.
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Likewise, people with a high school and technical education level are the ones who most complete their virtual courses with 75.6% and 75.4% respectively, showing that even without having access to higher education, the use of the training offered their company allow them to grow within it. On the other hand, collaborators with higher education are not so interested in accessing business training, but they are the ones who start it the most.
What are the most studied areas of knowledge?
In 2021, workers in Latin America sought training in areas such as productivity, communication and personal transformation, while in Colombia the courses with the highest demand were Digital Transformation and the impact of awareness on people and the organization.
Other fields of knowledge that generated greater interest in collaborators from different companies are assertive communication (38.8%), adaptation to change (24.7%) and leadership (more than 24%), competencies that coincide with the most demanded by companies and organizations as a result of the pandemic, which shows a clear trend and need towards these issues.
According to Nicolás Quintero, Growth manager of Ubits,
“It is key that company leaders identify the skills to develop in their workers and promote the implementation of training for them in order to improve the needs of the organization.”
Finally, 98% of employees consider that being in constant training in their companies has a favorable impact on their performance or productivity, demonstrating that the best way for a company to grow is by investing in the development of its personnel and achieving the fulfillment of objectives. common.