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Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution : identifying emerging skills for the world of work
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/123909 Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution : identifying emerging skills for the world of work Williams, Joanne Kruger, Hilda Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Information Science. Industry 4.0 Fourth Industrial Revolution Life skills Industrial sociology World of work Soft skills Vocational qualifications UCTD Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2021. ENGLISH SUMMARY : The impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the world of work is all-encompassing. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is defined by its speed, scale and systems impact. It is critically important to approach the Fourth Industrial Revolution from a human-centred and values-based perspective. In determining the skills needed for the world of work, this research explored the impact of digital transformation and VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) contexts on the world of work in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To move forward successfully, organisations need to be agile and embrace the principles of HR 4.0. These strategies align with a human-centred approach for navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution. A human-centred approach requires a particular rationale for skills and a way forward to ensure that humans are equipped with the requisite relevant skills. In the analysis and synthesis of the literature and relevant publications of key industry authors, supported by relevant publications of key consultancy firms, a clear picture emerged of relevant and emerging skills required for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the current and future world of work. These skills are general sociobehavioural or human-centric skills which are relevant across industries and environments. The skills can be clustered into a taxonomy of five broad groups: cognitive skills, social skills, learning skills, resilience skills and leadership skills. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Die impak van die Vierde Industriële Revolusie op die werkwêreld is allesomvattend. Die Vierde Industriële Rewolusie word gekenmerk deur spoed, omvang en stelsels impak. Hierdie navorsing het gevind dat dit van kritieke belang is om die Vierde Industriële Revolusie vanuit 'n mensgesentreerde en waardegebaseerde perspektief te benader. By die bepaling van die vaardighede wat nodig is vir die werkswêreld, het hierdie navorsing die impak van digitale transformasie en VUCA (onbestendigheid, onsekerheid, kompleksiteit en dubbelsinnigheid) kontekste op die werkswêreld in die Vierde Industriële Revolusie ondersoek. Om suksesvol vorentoe te beweeg, moet organisasies behendig wees en die beginsels van HR 4.0 omhels. Hierdie strategieë sluit aan by 'n mensgesentreerde benadering om die Vierde Industriële Rewolusie te navigeer. 'n Mensgesentreerde benadering vereis 'n spesifieke grondslag vir vaardighede en 'n pad vorentoe om te verseker dat mense met die nodige relevante vaardighede toegerus is. In die ontleding en sintese van die literatuur en relevante publikasies van sleutelouteurs uit die bedryf, ondersteun deur relevante publikasies deur konsultasiemaatskappy, het 'n duidelike beeld na vore gekom van relevante en opkomende vaardighede wat nodig is vir die Vierde Industriële Revolusie en die huidige en toekomstige werkswêreld. Hierdie vaardighede is algemene sosio-gedrags- of mensgesentreerde vaardighede wat relevant is oor nywerhede en omgewings heen. Die vaardighede kan verdeel word in 'n taksonomie van vyf breë groepe: kognitiewe vaardighede, sosiale vaardighede, leervaardighede, veerkragtigheid en leierskapsvaardighede. Masters 2021-12-05T18:18:30Z 2021-12-22T14:28:31Z 2021-12-05T18:18:30Z 2021-12-22T14:28:31Z 2021-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123909 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xi, 129 pages ; illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Industry 4.0 Fourth Industrial Revolution Life skills Industrial sociology World of work Soft skills Vocational qualifications UCTD Williams, Joanne Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution : identifying emerging skills for the world of work |
| title | Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution : identifying emerging skills for the world of work |
| title_full | Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution : identifying emerging skills for the world of work |
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| title_short | Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution : identifying emerging skills for the world of work |
| title_sort | navigating the fourth industrial revolution identifying emerging skills for the world of work |
| topic | Industry 4.0 Fourth Industrial Revolution Life skills Industrial sociology World of work Soft skills Vocational qualifications UCTD |
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