2 out of 3 firms paying for employees’ upskilling programme: Scaler survey

Edtech startup Scaler, in its 2023 hiring survey, stated that amid layoffs and a hiring freeze, Indian tech companies are relying on upskilling existing employees to bridge their talent gaps.

The survey included over 100 startups, product multinationals, IT services and global capability centres (GCC) in the country.

The survey reported that nearly two-thirds of the respondents were paying for their employees’ upskilling programmes.

Below are the key findings of Scaler’s hiring survey 2023