Qlik Supports World Youth Skills Day

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Nearly 43% of the global workforce today consist of people between 15 to 24 years old, and according to U.N. data this cohort is almost three times more likely to be unemployed than older age groups. The U.N. also notes that younger generations are increasingly exposed to lower quality jobs, labor market disparities, and longer and more insecure school to work transitions.

Although these odds seem steep, there are many avenues for this age group to become more equipped and succeed in today’s workforce. One area this group needs to consider is data literacy: in our own recent global data literacy survey, Qlik found this population group to be underprepared for the data-driven workplace. This is especially timely given World Youth Skills Day, which is focused on spreading awareness of skills gap issues and providing solutions to help prepare today’s youth for the future.

There is good news to share: in our world of analytics, contrary to some of the above data, there is ample opportunity. An article on Morning Future from earlier this year states:

According to the forecasts of the World Economic Forum, by 2020 data analysts will be in high demand in companies around the world. The LinkedIn Workforce Report maintains that, in the USA, demand for these professional figures has grown sixfold compared to five years ago, and data analysts will continue to be the most sought after profiles over the next five years. This is further confirmed by IBM, which claims that the annual demand for data scientists, data developers and data engineers will lead to 700,000 new recruitments by 2020.

Qlik has long been devoted to empowering people and impacting lives with data analytics, and youth is no exception to our commitment. The Qlik Academic Program has partnered with numerous schools and universities across the globe, enabling students to harness the power of data and analytics in their own learning environments. Over the last six years, Qlik has donated software and provided our Qlik Continuous Classroom online learning platform and qualification programs to both professors and students at universities such as Villanova, National University of Singapore, Northeastern University, British Columbia Institute of Technology, City University of Hong Kong, Central Queensland University, and many others.

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