79% professionals plan to upskill in 2022: Upskilling Outlook in India rpt

As jobs in newer domains soared high in 2021, more than 70% of people chose to upskill to grab new opportunities

From an already steep number in 2021, the intent to upskill in 2022 is touching a record high with 79% professionals (including freshers) planning to upskill, said the latest Upskilling Outlook in India 2022 report by Great Learning, part of Byju group.

As jobs in newer domains soared high in 2021, more than 70 per cent of people chose to upskill to grab new opportunities. An even higher intent towards upskilling is being seen in 2022 with the emergence of newer domains like web 3.0, metaverse, NFTs etc. Nearly 79 per cent people still plan to upskill in 2022 with