Research on 1,500 companies also shows that while AI-driven performance improvements can be short-lived if used solely to replace jobs, combining AI with human expertise leads to more substantial and lasting gains.
To maximize the benefits of AI and ensure a strong return on investment, organizations should focus on using AI to augment and enhance employee roles. This requires developing a targeted AI upskilling program that supports your workforce and drives long-term success.
In this factsheet, we’ll guide you through the essential steps to create a strategy that supports your employees, maximizes AI’s potential, and highlights the tools available at Pearson.
How to Build a Targeted AI Upskilling Program
Common Mistakes to Avoid in an AI-Specific Training Strategy
While any AI training strategy will change over time, here are some common pitfalls to beware of.
- Failing to balance business goals, individual needs and global trends: Harnessing the power of AI to achieve immediate business goals must be balanced with engaging your workforce. That means AI upskilling should benefit the organization and the workforce. Likewise, when evaluating L&D investments in AI upskilling it’s important to consider global AI skills trends.
- Ignoring ethical and legal considerations: AI brings a host of new ethical and legal considerations. Consider industry best practices, think through ethical issues and consult legal experts as you develop AI training strategies.
- Underestimating the importance of soft skills: Incorporating AI into business is not solely about AI skills. It also requires recognizing the growing importance of soft skills for many roles and ensuring training resources are deployed to support those, too. In fact, Pearson Skills outlook shows that the top five most sought-after skills (now and in the short-term future) are all human skills.
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