As AI reshapes industries, traditional skills must evolve too. Painters today are not just applying color—they can become tech-savvy professionals who understand digital tools, new materials, and smart project planning.

Upskilling helps bridge the gap between experience and emerging opportunities, ensuring painters stay relevant and competitive in tomorrow’s economy.

Read the full blog: https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/blog/upskilling-painters-in-an-ai-economy/

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Upskilling the Skilled in an AI Economy

Find out how the upskilling of painters can drive success in the evolving labor market influenced by artificial intelligence.

Smile Foundation

As AI reshapes industries, traditional skills must evolve too. Painters today are not just applying color—they can become tech-savvy professionals who understand digital tools, new materials, and smart project planning.

Upskilling helps bridge the gap between experience and emerging opportunities, ensuring painters stay relevant and competitive in tomorrow’s economy.

Read the full blog: https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/blog/upskilling-painters-in-an-ai-economy/

#SkillsDevelopment #FutureOfWork #Upskilling #AI

Upskilling the Skilled in an AI Economy

Find out how the upskilling of painters can drive success in the evolving labor market influenced by artificial intelligence.

Smile Foundation
Africa: High-Level Partners' Consultation On Accelerating the AU Decade of Education and Skills Development (2025-2034): [African Union] The African Union Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation hosted a side event, the High-Level Partners' Consultation on Accelerating the AU Decade of Education and Skills Development (2025-2034) at the Margins of the AU Summit… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TR8Yn3 #EducationInAfrica #AUDecadeOfEducation #SkillsDevelopment #AfricanUnion #EducationForAll

Seven transferable AI soft skills every Nigerian graduate should master to stay competitive in a tech‑driven job market. Full post here:
#AIBase #AIBaseNig #AI #AICareers #FutureOfWork #NigeriaTech #SkillsDevelopment

https://aibase.ng/ai-careers/7-transferable-ai-soft-skills-every-nigerian-graduate-must-have/

🔀 When separate tracks become compounding gaps

Most organisations run AI, skills, and hybrid work in parallel. The result is a quiet erosion: tools sit idle, talent cannot apply learning, coordination slows.
The small number of companies that integrate these elements create a system instead of isolated programmes. They accelerate performance and build resilience.

What could integration do for your organisation today? ❓

#FutureOfWork #AIatWork #SkillsDevelopment
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Integration gap: why organisations with AI still see no results or business value

Most organisations adopt AI and upskill employees, yet results lag. This article explains how disconnected initiatives undermine impact and what integrated organisations do differently to close the gap.

The Workforce Lens’s Substack
Skills for organizations, partners, the ecosystem | Claude

In October, we introduced skills—a way to teach Claude repeatable workflows tailored to how you work. Today we're making skills easier to deploy, discover, and build: organization-wide management for admins; a directory of partner-built skills from Notion, Canva, Figma, Atlassian, and others; and an open standard so skills work across AI platforms.

Africa: King's Trust International Appoints New Co-Chairs of Africa Advisory Board: [Premium Times] As Co-Chairs, the Aig-Imoukhuedes are expected to deepen the Board's strategic influence and support the expansion of skills and entrepreneurship programmes http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPf9WN #Africa #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #AdvisoryBoard #SkillsDevelopment
Africa: President João Lourenço Calls for Greater Investment On Education in Africa: [ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic of Angola and African Union Chair, João Lourenço, on Saturday called on the Member States to invest in education capable of preparing children to develop relevant skills, access decent jobs and assume a prominent role in the development of the continent. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPZHpF #Africa #EducationInvestment #JoãoLourenço #SkillsDevelopment #DecentJobs

🌱 Skill-building is not ticking boxes—it is about what your organisation can actually achieve
💡 Clear frameworks, deliberate measurement, and strong governance turn learning into action
🤝 Teams, leaders, and the wider work community all benefit when capability is treated as a living system

#SkillsDevelopment #WorkplaceLearning #FutureOfWork

https://zurl.co/I6pbN

Step-by-step guide to spotting and building the skills your organisation actually needs

Maximize impact: 7 steps to align skills with strategy. Identify and close critical skills gaps. Future-proof your workforce for continuous business growth.

The Workforce Lens’s Substack
AG5 launches advanced competency management platform, empowering organizations to track, assess, and optimize workforce skills with unprecedented precision and ease. #WorkforceManagement #SkillsDevelopment