ISG’s latest Wide Angle, ‘Rethinking the skills conundrum’, seeks to connect the dots between people, place and productivity.
One of the primary limiting factors impacting organisations across the public and private sectors is access to a correctly skilled workforce. Today, skills demand outstrips supply, and this situation will persist unless we change our approach to identifying and planning for our future workforce requirements.
One of the primary limiting factors impacting organisations across the public and private sectors is access to a correctly skilled workforce. Today, skills demand outstrips supply, and this situation will persist unless we change our approach to identifying and planning for our future workforce requirements.
“Early-stage mapping of the investments organisations make in physical assets could prove the catalyst for a skills and training transformation. ”
By interrogating data on investment decisions at the earliest stages, we create a dynamic and forward-looking perspective on future skills demand at a national, regional and local level. We stimulate earlier engagement and collaboration between organisations, educators, young people and parents/carers to map skills and aspirations to future opportunities; creating a more targeted talent pipeline and a perception reset for the built environment as a desirable career option.
Harry Tettinger, Director Operations at ISG Germany, spoke at an industry webinar organised by the consultancy RUECKERCONSULT about the prospects for the office property market.
Together with Dr Tobias Dichtel, Co-Head of Market Intelligence & Foresight Germany at Colliers, and Astrid Eberle, Project Director at Gensler, Harry Tettinger shed light on the question of how offices can be made fit for the future and what role interior fit-out plays in this.
Emerging industries bring new employment opportunities, and understandably young people, parents and carers, and educators are looking for secure pathways that match skills profiles and aspirations with tangible pathways into rewarding careers.
This research into the UK skills landscape is helpful to the next generation of employers, educators and future talent. It gives time to mobilise potential skills and labour supply, if it’s used efficiently and conversations are started now.
“Enhanced visibility and transparency of data on planned investment areas will greatly assist the sustainable supply of a well-trained workforce equipped with the requisite skills.”
We’ll be exploring the skills conundrum, bringing you the latest sector insights from our experts on how we can collectively address rising skills shortages through a demand-led skills revolution.
