Digital Reskilling and Upskilling of the New Workforce

In this challenge, ADB aims to explore new education model, platforms, or solutions that will provide opportunities for acquiring and enhancing digital skills for workers (a) who have lost jobs during the economic crisis from COVID-19 to re-enter the workforce and (b) who have a desire to strengthen their prospects to move to better jobs. 

 

The solutions will help to pilot new approaches to enhance opportunities to acquire digital skills that are crucial to succeed in the job market. To address this challenge, it is crucial to be in tune with current market trends and required skills for in-demand jobs and to ensure opportunities to those who may be in locations without easy access to connectivity or devices. Digital competencies need to be visualized within continuous learning pathways from basic, intermediate to advanced skills to enable the progression of the workforce. A key premise of this challenge is that everyone, even those with low literacy, will need to acquire basic digital skills for job markets and citizenship services.

 

How might we equip jobseekers from sectors most affected by COVID-19 with digital skills demanded in the labor market to increase their employability and how can we create an eco-system for delivering digital skills to serve even those without reliable or continuous access to connectivity and devices?   

Your innovative solutions are what we need to bridge the gap in digital skills!

 

The selected solution will have potential seed funding of   USD 20,000  or more for selected pilots in ADB's developing member countries.