The proliferation of AI in the future of work will necessitate a clearly defined digital skills framework, that will enable employers, trainers, government agencies or individuals to determine the digital skills required. To date, several national digital skills frameworks have been adopted and implemented across the fast progressing digital landscape.
The theoretical boundaries between digital: competencies, literacies and skills-oriented frameworks are no longer as distinct. However, it is uncommon for frameworks to separate work-related skills, competencies and literacies from those related to the broader social life and engagement. A potential framework to help guide the training for employees to adapt to the digital era and adoption of AI should include:
● Digital knowledge (theoretical comprehension and understanding)
● Cognitive knowhow (involving the use of logical, intuitive, innovative and creative thinking in the digital space)
● Practical knowhow (including the use of digital tools such as hardware, software, information and security systems)
● Digital competence (ability to learn, adapt and apply digital knowledge in a new setting)
● Attitudes (values and beliefs) that workers need to master and demonstrate in the digital age.
Training in digital skills should focus on the following areas of focus: Ways of thinking; Ways of working; Tools for working; and Living in the world, which includes: digital ways of thinking; digital ways of working; digital tools for working; living in the digital age. [1]
More specifically such skills require:
● Ways of thinking include creativity and innovation, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, learning to learn and metacognition.
● Ways of working require communication, collaboration and teamwork.
● Tools for working such as information and data literacy and ICT literacy.
● Living in the world include skills linked to life and career, personal and social responsibility which evolve into 4 broad digital skills that may be applied to the sector/industry, or target audience. These comprise of:
➔ Digital ways of thinking such as digital creativity, innovation and problemsolving knowledge, cognitive and practical knowhow, competence and attitude that employers require and/or employees own.
➔ Digital ways of working such as analytics, communication, collaboration, teamwork knowledge, cognitive and practical knowhow, competence and attitude required by employers and/or employees own.
➔ Digital tools for working include ICT and information systems knowledge, cognitive and practical knowhow, competence and attitude required by employers and/or employees own. These may also be specific like industry related software.
➔ Living in the digital age encompass digital safety, security, knowledge of social and ethical responsibility, cognitive and practical knowhow, competence and attitude that employers require and/or workers possess.
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