An analysis of the latest PISA report (Programme for International Student Assessment) which assesses how 15 year olds in the OECD countries fare in science, mathematics and reading revealed that Singapore topped the list, in terms of working together – collaborative problem solving.
Increasingly, employers are looking for skills beyond what can be learnt in schools or colleges, these include “soft skills” such as teamwork and data analysis.
Indeed, the skill sets that were once highly essential in jobs across most sectors in the past (or even still in the present day) will gradually become obsolete as we move forward into the future. In fact, jobs that exist today might be phased out tomorrow.
Hence, there is an urgent need to properly identify jobs prevalent in the future economy as well as the associated type of skills required for filling those jobs. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report 2016 stated that by 2020, one of the top three skills that workers will need is creativity.
More at http://www.domainofexperts.com/2018/01/are-we-preparing-both-current-and.html
Increasingly, employers are looking for skills beyond what can be learnt in schools or colleges, these include “soft skills” such as teamwork and data analysis.
Indeed, the skill sets that were once highly essential in jobs across most sectors in the past (or even still in the present day) will gradually become obsolete as we move forward into the future. In fact, jobs that exist today might be phased out tomorrow.
Hence, there is an urgent need to properly identify jobs prevalent in the future economy as well as the associated type of skills required for filling those jobs. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report 2016 stated that by 2020, one of the top three skills that workers will need is creativity.
More at http://www.domainofexperts.com/2018/01/are-we-preparing-both-current-and.html
