Pearson CEO: No Country AI-Ready, India Faces Skill Gaps & Vocational Shortage

• Pearson Global CEO Omar Abbosh states no country, including India, is fully prepared for AI's impact on jobs and skills, highlighting pre-existing skill gaps.
• Abbosh points to global labor shortages in developed economies (e.g., healthcare, teachers, construction in the US) mirroring issues in India.
• A significant underestimated challenge globally, especially for India, is the shortage of vocational skills like construction workers, electricians, plumbers, and mechanics.
• Preparing for AI involves equipping educators; Abbosh emphasizes the high impact of teaching teachers how to effectively use AI.
• A "signaling failure" exists in the labor market, where AI-written resumes are screened by AI, making it hard for companies to identify skills and for workers to signal them.