{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d9322562e8610013dde948/62e8f2ea5d91ec001428e2ac?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Megatrends in the West Midlands - Work and Skills","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1658401139433-8ff49a4739d61e6701ef438da76a10dd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of the City-REDI / WMREDI, University of Birmingham podcast, we look at work and skills in the West Midlands. Dr Abigail Taylor discusses the subject with Dr Fiona Aldridge, Head of Insight - Economic Delivery, Skills and Communities, WMCA. </p><p><br></p><p>Topics include:</p><ul><li>The impact of digitisation and automation on work and learning. </li><li>Developing broader digital skills and confidence in using technology.</li><li>Digital exclusion. </li><li>What COVID 19 has revealed to us about priorities for upskilling and reskilling.  </li><li>Policy priorities for the WMCA. </li><li>The importance of place when developing policies that address skills and employment challenges. </li><li>The role of universities in upskilling and reskilling. </li><li>The collaboration between regional partners and national government. </li><li>Devolution. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>This podcast is part of a larger project looking at Megatrends in the West Midlands. Megatrends are major movements, patterns or trends that have a transformative impact on business, economy, society, cultures and personal lives. The project examines some of these megatrends in a series of <a href=\"https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/city-redi/wm-redi/megatrends-in-the-west-midlands.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">provocations, podcasts and a report</a>.</p>","author_name":"Stuart Mitchell"}