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THE MOST COMMON SOURCES OF RESKILLED WORKERS ARE FINANCE AND INSURANCE ( 39 %), ADMINISTRATION AND BUSINESS SUPPORT ( 37 %), MANUFACTURING ( 30 %) AND THOSE RETURNING TO WORK AFTER A PERIOD OF ABSENCE . schemes . Collectively , these initiatives are targeted to bring the company more than 750 hires in 2022 .
Meanwhile , businesses are also seeking to recruit through higher education and apprenticeship programs . IT leaders in Asia-Pacific claim their companies ’ main ways of partnering with higher education institutions include running collaborative training programs with higher education institutions ( 48 %), offering student internships ( 47 %), taking part in college / university career fairs ( 42 %) and outsourcing training programs to a higher education institution ( 41 %).
An example of such collaboration is the CLAP-TECH Pathway – funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust – which sees multiple tech companies , including Equinix , collaborate with Hong Kong Baptist University and secondary schools in Hong Kong to equip students with the right skills for a
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