Virtual HRD’s Role in Crisis and the Post Covid-19 Professional Lifeworld: Accelerating Skills for Digital Transformation

The Problem. Covid-19 pandemic brought unprecedented crisis to a world already undergoing digital transformation. Millions of people began working virtually prevent the spread disease and maintain business continuity, suddenly participating in virtual human resource development (VHRD) alternative work strategies that helped organizations adapt current challenges prepare for future disruption. purpose this article is analyze VHRD’s role transition new era marked by further disruption change. Recommendation. This provides primer understanding environmental perspective VHRD, analyzes reskilling upskilling trends during early stages fourth industrial revolution, addresses learning, adaptation, cultural, workplace, economic implications. We argue many changes workplace were underway, but has accelerated For reason, must anticipate more transformation, strategize leverage learning assets future. Stakeholders. interest those helping their not only recover from crisis, thrive being fundamentally transformed technology. audience includes organizational leaders, HRD professionals, workers, scholars, as well school personnel seeking learners career conditions.