PeopleCert CEO says we need to ‘reskill Britain’s workforce’

Reskilling Britain’s workforce for the economy of the future has acquired a new urgency post lockdown, as COVID has dramatically accelerated long term trends towards digitalisation and distance working.

There is a fear that jobs in hard hit sectors such as travel and hospitality may disappear, never to return. Meanwhile, demand for skills such as digital marketing, IT project management, cyber-resilience and even languages are already in short supply and the need for those skills is set to increase as we accelerate towards a more digitally enabled work environment. The quicker we adapt to that new reality the better.

So says Byron Nicolaides, founder and CEO of PeopleCert, a UK leading provider of qualifications which has worked with the UK government to deliver successful programmes to raise professional standards in core areas such as project management, IT development, cybersecurity and language skills.

Johnny spoke to Byron Nicolaides on Drivetime:

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