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To face the changing future of work, employers may need to redouble their efforts to address skills gaps, according to a May 28 report from CompTIA, an IT training and certification vendor.

More than 1,000 HR, learning and development, and IT professionals were surveyed for the report; of the HR and IT leaders surveyed, 83% said that skills improvement is “imperative” within their organizations.

"Companies were already struggling to maximize their ability to reap benefits from digital transformation," Seth Robinson, vice president of industry research at CompTIA, said in a statement. "Now, the pace of change, and the risk of falling behind, has accelerated.”

In its report, CompTIA flagged five trends driving talent development right now.