The Formation and Development of Employee Competencies in Modern Digital World (According to the Results of an Expert Survey)

Digitalization of the economy and society, on the one hand, creates new opportunities for the development of human potential and an increased efficiency of its use, and on the other hand, it requires the acquisition of new professional and super-professional competencies demanded in the modern labor market. The article is aimed at expounding the issues of formation and development of competencies of an employee in modern digital world according to the results of an expert survey on the quality of working life in the conditions of digital transformations. The article estimates the employers’ demand for competencies and their significance for employees. The priority of formation and development of competencies from the position of employers and employees is determined. It is identified that the most important competencies for both the employer and the employee are digital, professional, social, personal, educational, and the least important are civic competences and competence of cultural awareness and self-expression. According to the survey results, the influence of higher and vocational education on the competitiveness of the employee in the labor market, the willingness of employees to independently invest in their professional development and the impact of the lack of digital skills on employment opportunities are characterized. The results of experts’ answers on the frequency of raising of qualification in the conditions of digitalization of the economy are provided. The impact of professional development opportunities in the workplace on the quality of working life for employees of different generations is evaluated. The emphasis is made upon that creating conditions and opportunities for professional growth in the digital economy should become an important strategic direction for the formation of a new quality of life in the context of digital transformations in Ukraine, and ensuring lifelong learning conditions for the citizens of the country is the most effective form of the State-based regulation of the digital segment of the labor market.