Finding high-skilled talent in a global pandemic
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Employers' organizations
Employers invest in training in order to improve productivity, innovate and adopt new technologies, and compete in changing markets. Case studies and research from individual employers and associations of employers on the Global KSP deal with apprenticeship and workplace skills provision, quality assurance and governance of training institutions, and employers’ roles in anticipating skill needs and in influencing national and sector policies on skills development.
Participation of employers' and workers' organizations
The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets.
Research papers
Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.
demand as a core factor in driving economic growth and job creation. Governments with
immigration policies that facilitate global talent mobility better position their businesses,
workforces, and economies to compete in the global marketplace.
Before the pandemic, countries were increasingly turning inward and enacting more
restrictive immigration policies. Employers were reporting more difficulty in recruiting,
relocating, and retaining the global talent they needed to drive growth and innovation. As
COVID-19 rapidly spread worldwide in 2020, the cross-border flow of high-skilled workforce
virtually ceased.
This research illustrates the e ect the pandemic has had on one sector’s ability to access
high-skilled talent needed to keep the economy going and power recovery. To that end, the
pharmaceutical and life sciences industries provided a highly relevant case study. If ever a
sector needed access to a workforce skilled for the task, it is the one charged with leading
the development, manufacturing, and distribution of safe and e ective vaccines and
therapeutics.