Lifelong learning is crucial in the evolving work environment; the tools are getting better and more accessible. Coursera has 33m learners, up 30pc year on year.”
We see retraining (or “reskilling” as some like to call it), as the imperative of the coming decade. It is a challenge not just for companies, which are on the front lines, but also for educational institutions, industry and labor groups, philanthropists, and of course, policy makers, who will need to find new ways to incentivize investments in human capital.
Higher cognitive skills will become preeminent.
Lifelong learning of new skills will be essential for all. With the advent of AI, basic cognitive skills, such as reading and basic numeracy, will not suffice for many jobs, while demand for advanced technological skills, such as coding and programming, will rise, by 55% in 2030, according to our analysis.
Trends digitizing of the labour market - Digitizing of Education
job seeker and jobs – job advertising, competency and skill testing, learning, algorithmic assessment of needed skills and data to understand the predictive performance once seekers are in jobs.