How digital and transferable skills help people adapt, stay employable, and thrive as AI reshapes work. This work is part of the government-funded InnovateUK BridgeAI programme to support responsible AI adoption at work.

This session explores how digital skills and human skills are becoming essential as AI and wider disruption reshape the world of work.

Attendees will gain:

  • A clearer understanding of how gen AI is changing roles, tasks, and skills requirements
  • Insight into the growing digital divide and what it means for inclusion, opportunity, and workforce resilience
  • New data into the economic and social value that can be created for businesses and individuals by closing the essential digital skills gap
  • An understanding of why human skills such as adaptability, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration are more vital than ever, alongside digital capability
  • Insight into how human skills drive the AI transition, including why high skill levels correlate with a 30% increase in AI adoption and how they serve as a vital counterbalance to workplace anxiety.
  • A shared narrative that connects digital skills and human skills, helping organisations move beyond treating them as separate agendas
  • Practical tips and actions to support skills development at individual, team, and organisational levels

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