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- Education, employability and entrepreneurship are inseparable pillars in a job market where the ability to juggle all three will provide a key advantage in the future.
- Employability is becoming increasingly dependent on lifelong learning, which is vital for employees aged between 25 and 65, though 75% of the survey participants between the ages of 18 and 24 play down its importance.
- 62% consider the pre-job training that the public sector provides as useful.
The job market revolution, the roll-out of artificial intelligence and the entrepreneurial boom as an alternative or supplement to employment have changed the rules of the game.
To thrive in the future, the ability to manage the three Es — education, employability and entrepreneurship — effectively will afford a significant competitive edge.
According to this report, 73% of employees between 25 and 65 acknowledge that lifelong learning is now a determining factor in terms of job stability and professional growth. Digital learning platforms’ free or “freemium” plans are key to levelling the playing field in access to training and narrowing talent gaps.
Education methods in a constantly changing world
We’re at a historic tipping point where education, employability and entrepreneurship must come together to underpin the same, inclusive strategy. The pace of advances in technology and the transformation of the job market require a profound rethink of our education systems in order to build more agile, relevant and articulated structures with productive and social realities and to achieve quality, inclusive and equitable education in line with the Education 2030 Agenda. It’s imperative we move towards an all-encompassing vision where lifelong learning, encouraging entrepreneurial talent and sharpening core skills underpin a more equitable, competitive and resilient Ibero-America.
