ABSTRACT This special double issue of the International Journal of Training Research with the theme ‘emerging labor markets of the future—reimagining skills development and training’ contains 13 articles that provide a comprehensive overview of global and regional trends that impact on emerging jobs and labor markets of the future. With particular reference to Asia, the papers examine promising strategies in skills for jobs that address these trends. The articles provide a snapshot of the changing dynamics of labor markets of the future and the importance of reimagining not just the content of skills development and training but also the mechanisms by which they can be delivered to prepare a future-ready workforce. The key attributes possessed by such a globally relevant talent pool for the workforce of the future include basic digital skills and literacy; learnability skills; skills needed for greening economies; skills required for engaging in Industry 4.0 occupations; skills for next-generation infrastructure and services; skills for technology-infused manufacturing sectors; and broad-based soft skills that help to improve workplace effectiveness, such as skills for teamwork, problem-solving, creativity, and design-thinking. All these will have an important and far-reaching impact on future directions for technical and vocational education and training in the region that policy makers and practitioners need to take into account.

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近期影响就业和劳动力市场的主要趋势-概述

摘要本期《国际培训研究杂志》的特刊，主题为“新兴的劳动力市场-重新构想技能的发展和培训”，包含13篇文章，全面概述了影响新兴就业和劳动力市场的全球和区域趋势未来。这些论文特别针对亚洲，探讨了应对这些趋势的有前途的技能技能战略。这些文章概述了未来劳动力市场的变化趋势，并且不仅需要重新构想技能开发和培训的内容，而且还必须重新构想为准备未来劳动力而提供的机制。这样一个全球相关的人才库为未来的劳动力提供了关键属性，包括基本的数字技能和素养；学习能力；绿化经济所需的技能；从事工业4.0职业所需的技能；下一代基础设施和服务的技能；技术注入型制造业的技能；以及广泛的软技能，这些技能有助于提高工作场所的效率，例如团队合作，解决问题，创造力和设计思维的技能。所有这些都将对该地区的技术和职业教育与培训的未来方向产生重要而深远的影响，政策制定者和从业人员需要考虑这些方向。下一代基础设施和服务的技能；技术注入型制造业的技能；以及广泛的软技能，这些技能有助于提高工作场所的效率，例如团队合作，解决问题，创造力和设计思维的技能。所有这些都将对该地区的技术和职业教育与培训的未来方向产生重要而深远的影响，政策制定者和从业人员需要考虑这些方向。下一代基础设施和服务的技能；技术注入型制造业的技能；以及广泛的软技能，这些技能有助于提高工作场所的效率，例如团队合作，解决问题，创造力和设计思维的技能。所有这些都将对该地区的技术和职业教育与培训的未来方向产生重要而深远的影响，这是政策制定者和从业人员需要考虑的。