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Upskilling's "Messy Middle" and Fixing the Skills Mismatch

WEF argues many labor markets face a skills mismatch, not a talent shortage — coordination failures between educators, employers, and workers are the bottleneck. 85% of employers plan retraining and 77% offer AI training, but 63% still cite skills gaps as their top barrier.

Why it matters

For organizational leaders, the fix isn't more training volume but better coordination with education/credentialing ecosystems — a systems-thinking problem, not a budget problem.

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