Abstract
Purpose: The study aims to provide company managers with a basis for considering the need for company-specific future skills and deriving suitable and sustainable qualification measures from this in good time.
 
 Design/methodology/approach: Based on an online survey of works council committees and HR departments, the question is to be answered as to which competencies will be imperatively needed in the future in order to be able to meet future tasks and requirements in the professional world. 
 
 Findings and Originality: The study aims to identify current needs and anticipate skills gaps. This should enable companies today to identify and build up the necessary skills of tomorrow. The study can serve as an impetus for a strategic orientation in the human resources policy of companies. In this way, it makes a contribution to ensuring competitiveness in the long term and placing the human factor at the center.
Highlights
Based on an online survey of works council committees and HR departments, the question is to be answered as to which competencies will be imperatively needed in the future in order to be able to meet future tasks and requirements in the professional world
The data analysis of job advertisements provides 12 future skills clusters of particular importance. These are Future Skills clusters that were in above-average demand in the metals industry in 2018-2020 and whose demand grew at an above-average rate year-on-year in 2018/2019
Demand for the future skills cluster Data Science & AI in the German metal industry is showing the greatest growth of all future skills clusters
Summary
The rapid pace of technological development demands answers to the question of how the future world of work is to be shaped. Topics such as digitization and automation will have a major impact on the world of work. The transformation of society toward climate neutrality is bringing about far-reaching changes In managing these changes, it is important to remember that it is people who shape social and economic progress. A significant proportion of current jobs will change in some way For this change, companies need employees who are fit for the tasks of the future and who are confidently willing, able and allowed to develop the future. The initiated study aims to answer the following questions: What skills will be needed in the future? How great is the industry's need for such future skills in the 5 years?
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