The multinational company IBM will launch a global plan to provide technology education to more than 30 million people, given the new demands of the labor market reformulated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This is a global plan to provide education to 30 million people of all ages in the new skills for the jobs of tomorrow by 2030. We have talked a lot about the pandemic bringing digital acceleration, but after The problem is that we do not necessarily have the capacities in the market for companies to face this challenge., on how to use the cloud and artificial intelligence, “said Eduardo Gutiérrez, president and CEO of IBM Mexico, at a press conference.
The change in new technological skills has caused the 45% of organizations do not find talent to fill with those vacancies.
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On job market challenges and technology skills gaps, IBM explained that it will promote 170 new alliances with educational institutions to create innovative solutions that correspond to the ‘new reality’.
“In the case of Mexico, Universidad Panamericana will provide dynamic content and programs for students to develop critical activities to contribute to their professional career, especially in artificial intelligence and data science, “he added.
In the last 18 months the pandemic caused more than 23 million people to temporarily withdraw from the labor market, increasing the world unemployment rate by 10.6%. according to the World Labor Organization (ILO).
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The IBM executive reiterated that this lack of technological training causes an economic and social gap in corporations as it slows down talent as well as the ability to innovate.
In addition, he added that five differentials of technological education are:
- Education for all through programs aimed at different segments (from high school student to professionals)
- Relevant content adapted to different languages
- Agendas with a business focus
- Supporting the communities where IBM operates
- Personalized business support
“It will be a 360-degree learning approach, IBM’s social education efforts focus on educational equity and workforce inclusionThat is why we partner with key public actors and ensure that all students can participate at no cost, ”Gutiérrez explained.
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