The Future of Work

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A survey conducted by the World Economic Forum in 2020 has found that 85 million jobs will become redundant within the next five years due to the

growth in automation triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Multiple Choice

The survey, 'The Future of Jobs Report 2020', studied 15 industry sectors _____ 26 advanced and emerging countries.

• across

• from

• between

• with

Multiple Choice

The research aimed to shed light on how pandemic-related disruptions have _____ the arrival of the future of work.

• accelerate

• accelerates

• accelerated

• accelerating

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"In addition to the current disruption from the pandemic-induced lockdowns and economic contraction, technological adoption by companies will transform tasks, jobs, and skills

2025."

Multiple Choice

50% of employers reported that they will accelerate automation in their businesses, while over 80% are set to expand the _____ of their work processes.

• digital

• digitalise

• digitally

• digitalisation

Multiple Choice

This will cause some jobs that _____ been lost within this period to never come back, and those that do will require new ways of working and new skills.

• has

• have

• had

• having

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The report highlighted that 40% of the current workforce are expected to

their core skills within the next five years in order to stay relevant, and half of the employees will need reskilling.

Multiple Choice

"Around the globe, companies are already _____ a shortage of relevant skills for future roles and are investing in reskilling and upskilling their workforce."

• experience

• experiences

• experiencing

• experienced

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"It will take on average between two weeks and five months for workers to

new skills, allowing them to move into these new roles."

Multiple Choice

"In the future, we will see the most _____ businesses are the ones that have invested heavily in their human capital – the skills and competencies of their employees."

• compete

• competitive

• competing

• competition

Poll

Which TWO of the following skills would you choose?

• Memorisation

• Critical thinking

• Communication

• Creativity

Multiple Choice

The future job market will have a high demand for positions that deal with technology and data, while repetitive jobs, such as accounting clerks and sales representatives, will become _____

• irrelevant

• impossible

• irreplacable

• invaluable