Future work skills 2020
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.
Anticipating and matching skills needs
Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions.
Training quality and relevance
Research papers
Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.
The six (6) drivers identified in this report are: Extreme longevity: Increasing global lifespans change the nature of careers and learning; Rise of smart machines and systems: Workplace automation nudges human workers out of rote, repetitive tasks; Computational world: Massive increases in sensors and processing power make the world a programmable system; New media ecology: New communication tools require new media literacies beyond text; Superstructured organizations: Social technologies drive new forms of production and value creation; and Globally connected world: Increased global interconnectivity puts diversity and adaptability at the center of organizational operations. These drivers play a key role in determining the ten (10) skills that would be critical to the success of the future workforce. These are as follows: Sense-Making, Social Intelligence, Novel and Adaptive Thinking, Cross-Cultural Competency, Computational Thinking, New-Media Literacy, Transdisciplinarity, Design Mindset, Cognitive Load Management, and Virtual Collaboration.