It is evident that to be in sync with the requirements of the future (VUCA world), the need is to acquire skills in short bursts, change quickly, re-skill and upgrade. The Skill India Mission also aims to provide a major chunk of global workforce in the coming decade and beyond and it needs to be supported by a transformation in the learning, education, and training paradigms of human development. Understanding the relevance and pivotal role that upgradation of skill sets, competencies play in achieving organization objectives right from strategic visioning till effective sustenance is largely determined by the Learning and development and advancements happening in different sectors to be effectual.
The book addresses the needs and realities of future work environment in context to developments and practices in Training, learning and development. With technology as an enabler and focus of tomorrow it is important to understand the requirements to prepare the present and future workforce. It is evident that tasks performed by humans will largely be those that are directly dealing with humans as in case of sectors like Hospitality, Health care, Medicine, Environment Sciences, Defense services, Education, IT, Power sector to name a few; besides the performing arts, which also is a completely human domain.