The Assessment of Employees' Competences on the Labour Market in the Context of the Development of Artificial Intelligence Systems

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has led to major changes in all areas of activity, particularly influencing the content of socio-economic activities and the profile of the labour market.In these circumstances, it is necessary to assess the competencies of employees in order to determine the extent to which organisations are acting and/or are prepared to meet the new challenges generated by the development of artificial intelligence systems.In this context, the present research aims to analyse the level of appreciation of employees' competencies from an organisational perspective, identifying three sets of competencies by employee category: workers, specialists, and managers.The competencies included in the research were adapted from the Continuing Professional Development Survey applied in organisations in EU Member States.The observation method used in the research was the survey, which included 350 organisations, and the respondents were HR managers or managers of organisations, depending on their size.In addition to the bibliometric analysis of the field, a set of statistical methods was applied in processing, analysing, and interpreting the respondents' answers: ANOVA analysis, association analysis, rank method and text analysis.The results show some differences in the assessment of the required competencies across different categories of employees, as well as according to the size and scope of the organisation.The results reflecting the opinion on the appreciation of employees' competencies are interpretable also according to the way each manager understands IT development as a promoter of the promotion of artificial intelligence.The results obtained show that IT skills were rated at the lowest level compared to other categories of skills.The research highlights those areas of work where some employee skills are valued at a lower level compared to other areas of work.