With some major shifts taking place and gaining momentum in the skilling space, what are governments, organizations and institutions doing to ensure we have a workforce that has the right skills for the future.
One of the clear messages from World Economic Forum Davos 2019 this year is that people around the world will need to upskill and re-skill. And there is wide agreement that we need a massive push to prepare people for new jobs and skills. According to PwC’s CEO survey, 38% of CEOs globally say they’re extremely concerned about the availability of key skills as a threat to business growth. However, the skills and job titles of tomorrow are unknown to us today. Hence, it becomes difficult for organizations to prepare for a future that we can't define.
On the other side, there are apprehensions around robots taking away human jobs. The cover story in this issue will take a look at the broader current skilling scenario in the age of digital and automation. Are we doing enough to prepare people for future skills? Where will the jobs of the future come from? How are organizations tackling skill shortages and mismatches? How must leadership programs adapt to teach these new skills?
Preparing The Next Generation For Their Future, Not Our Past
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris shares his views on the current skills scenario in the workplace, the skills shifts that are happening across the workplace globally and the need to build the capacity and motivation for lifelong learning
The imperative of lifelong learning
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