Hi All! I’m still on sabbatical from the blog but I thought I would share a post I wrote last week about lifelong learning. Demographic trends combined with technological advancement mean that lifelong learning is no longer a nice to have, but a necessity. In this post I explore the imperative of lifelong learning and how to make it a reality.
Enjoy! Hope to see you all very soon with an update!
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Last month, I did an intensive, day-long tutorial on PowerPoint. As a communications consultant, designing better slides was a skill I’d wanted to perfect for years. And because I fancy myself as someone who can “walk the talk”, I decided it was finally time to put my money where my mouth was.
Boy, am I glad that I did. Not only did I learn a ton of tips and tricks about how to best deploy the presentation software, I also had loads of fun. There’s nothing quite like learning a new skill to make you feel sharp, fresh and alive.
People return to school in adulthood for many different reasons. Some are pursuing a hobby. Others want to meet new people. But in the current economy, there are also loads of practical, employment-related reasons for many of us to sharpen our pencils and re-enter the classroom In 2017, the McKinsey Global Institute predicted that 375 million workers globally would have to shift occupation by 2030, a figure that they increased by 25% following the pandemic. In its 2023 annual Future of Jobs report, The World Economic Forum estimated that half the global labour force might need reskilling by 2025.
So what sorts of innovations are required to equip today’s workforce to stay relevant?
Read the rest of this post over on This Curious Life…
