UAE Business: Global skills gap ‘could reach 85 million by 2030’ – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Global skills gap ‘could reach 85 million by 2030’ – Gulf Digital News

The global skills gap could reach 85 million by 2030, with the world’s 1.3 billion youth between 18 and 24 years being particularly vulnerable to this widening gap, says a report.

To address this pressing issue, Whiteshield, a global strategy, and public policy advisory firm, will organise an international public policy competition to encourage students to come up with policies and solutions focused on mitigating the global skill gap in the labour market.

The jury panel for the competition will include leaders of Whiteshield, prominent academicians from major universities, and key figures from global economic institutions. Students who intend to compete are invited to submit their application on or before the deadline, October 30, 2022.

Public policy case seminars

Whiteshield has, over the years, hosted interactive global public policy case seminars at prominent institutions to help students gain understanding, real-world experience, and knowledge of how public policies are made. The project has evolved into a worldwide competition to better train the next generation to develop strategies and public policies, especially on important and vital issues.

The case pertaining to the global skill gap that the competing teams will need to address will be made public by the firm on November 30, 2022. Per university, a