Adoption of Online Learning Models by Business Enterprises to Harness the Benefits of An Age-Diverse Workforce

Abstract

In the changing future of work, employers will need new approaches to workforce-skilling as organisations become increasingly ‘age-diverse’, and technology changes jobs and skills at an accelerated pace. Driving meaningful skill development will be crucial to channel the diversity of a multi-generational workforce. Agility and adaptability, not age, will determine the extent to which employees contribute and thrive. By leveraging new digital and online learning models, enterprises can build critical skills flexibly across a multi-generational workforce while paving the way for continuous skill development. Digital learning can help organisations identify skills gaps for employees across the age spectrum personalise programs to narrow these gaps while tracking and measuring progress towards larger learning goals that meet organisational objectives.

This article examines skilling trends that are enabling organisations to inclusively build a resilient workforce by maximising the potential of multi-generational talent and empowering employees across the age spectrum to contribute cohesively and drive business impact.