The UK labour market is rising again following the effects of the COVID19 pandemic over the past few years. As part of the pandemic recovery, many professionals are looking to up-skill into the trending industries, and CPD is flexible enough to accommodate everyone.
The benefits of CPD for employees and employers are there to be taken advantage of and they can go a long way in suiting both parties involved relating to the quality of training and professional development within the UK job market.
Nevertheless, how does the UK job market look like this year so far as per the most in-demand jobs in 2021 as advertised on Glassdoor UK?
How COVID Has Helped Recruit Medical Professionals
COVID19 had the best of NHS, putting the agency under intense pressure to humanely manage the pandemic situation in the UK. Of course, the NHS was hit surprisingly, perhaps, in a time they were least expectant like other sectors.
For registered nurses,the medical job availability shot to 4.32% of all vacancies available on Glassdoor UK.
Janitorial Staff
Glassdoor UK shows 2.35% of jobs available are janitorial staff positions. COVID meant more businesses closing down, packing up till further notice. However, a few open businesses needed to up their facility hygiene to remain compliant with health laws. This development meant more hands being provided with jobs as janitorial staff.
Digital Marketing Rep
The quick surge in digital takeover is the major reason we have digital marketing representative roles making up 1.97% of available roles on Glassdoor UK. This number topples the marketing manager position which comes in at 2%.
E-Commerce
85,000 businesses moving digital post lockdown means about 75 per cent of the buyers and sellers are preferring online stores. Digital marketing is one fast-pacing industry most professionals can join after gathering CPD experiences.
Private Child Care
At 1.79%, private childcare providers, including nannies, now make up 1.79% of open roles on Glassdoor UK.
The pandemic influences
The lockdown forced many schools to close over the months, leaving many parents with the responsibility of combining work with caring for the children. Besides, one-third of local UK authorities have reduced free childcare placements in the United Kingdom.
Continuing Education Benefits
The importance of continuing professional education is seen from two angles, including the employee and the employer.
Employees
Beginning with the employees, below are the ways employees gain from CPD benefits:
● Recognition
CPD courses are recognised and certified, such that you can declare them in your CV. Apart from indicating your CPD-acquired skills in the CV, it adds credibility to your abilities. Employers do not question seeing CPD mentioned in your CV.
● Virtual learning
Considering that the new normal advocates social distancing, CPD has been optimised to operate online. You can obtain training virtually without thinking of the limitations or restrictions sponsored proudly by COVID. To encourage digital learning, the UK is investing £29 million in government funding to enhance the digital revolution and help UK residents to use the internet safely.
● Knowledge renewal
More employees and prospects can renew their skills with continued professional education. Apart from regaining new skills to meet trends, CPD keeps your existing skills alive so that you can defend your school certificate before recruiters.
● Confidence boosters
Your level of confidence factors in securing a job. You want to boost your confidence, especially as a prospect starting out in your field. When you better understand what you must offer the labour market, or how well to deliver in a way that meets the standards, you stand a chance to be the employer’s favourite.
Employers
● Improve employee morale
To run a successful business, you must do everything possible to boost an employee’s morale. You want to task your employees with the assignments to learn new skills that help them to fulfil their roles, which increases motivation.
● Talent retention
You can improve employees’ knowledge by actively investing in their professional life. When you treat your employees right, they tend to be more loyal towards the business. In turn, this loyalty translates to improving employee value, building their confidence, and ensuring that they are fulfilled in their role.
● Remain standard compliant
Regulated industries, including finance, health, law, and construction, follow strict policies that can be ensured through continued professional development. In this case, CPD enables you to establish and ensure that you operate in compliance with industry requirements or standards.
● Ensure shared learning
Trained staff can encourage or impact other staff in one way or the other. Employees would open healthy discussions and argue as a team over ideas that can ensure positive collaborations.
Source:Plato Data Intelligence
