The Future of Work
Is Already Here
Social Disruptors have changed the way we work and
how labor markets function, in the process preparing for the "new normals" of the workplace
The Countdown to the Future of Work Actually began with the dawn of the Knowledge Age
The pandemic accelerated, almost overnight, the shift in how we think about work, working models for labor markets
and the new normals of a
globally-connected, intertwined world
ACADEMIA has intensified steps to prepare students as future workers for the post-pandemic workplace. In reality, for decades, educators have been struggling to meet their responsibilities of training future workers for jobs we don’t even know will be created, for technologies that have not yet been invented and solve problems that have not yet been anticipated. Jobs that are based in big data and digitalization have become especially hard to fill and have widened the already-existing skills gap between what is learned in formal education and the skills in demand for Knowledge Age careers
The FOURTH SECTOR combines market-based approaches of the private sector with the social
and environmental aims of the public and non-profit sectors to address
pressing problems. It consists of stakeholders - employers and public bodies as well as other local actors such as local industry and
their value chain associations, community based organisations, as well as NGOs and
donors,
able to contribute to local economic development
able to contribute to local economic development
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT has taken on a new urgency to address the need for workers to possess both soft and hard skills for any job. The hybridization of jobs across the world is a is transforming job markets and changing what employers look for in employees, including skills most in demand: critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Skills development are also invaluable for entrepreneurship and social innovation develop and for opening up multiple opportunities for their career development.
Top five soft skills in demand by employers for 2022:
Communication * Teamwork * Adaptability * Problem Solving * Creativity
Top five soft skills in demand by employers for 2022:
Communication * Teamwork * Adaptability * Problem Solving * Creativity
HYBRID WORK has its roots in the early 1970s, when the concept of teleworking first appeared as a way to battle urban sprawl and traffic congestion.
It has now become commonplace across sectors and economies, as has
CONTINGENCY WORK - payment on a piece work basis - an important
self-employment trend.
It has now become commonplace across sectors and economies, as has
CONTINGENCY WORK - payment on a piece work basis - an important
self-employment trend.
ENTRECOMP is the EU Framework for entrepreneurship that deviates from its
traditional meaning of business startup to "creating value", and is universally seen as the spark of
prosperity, creating new jobs at the labor market level, new businesses at the
private sector level and new ways to deliver basic services at the public
sector level. EntreComp leads toward new ways of seeing the world through the development - and
application - of skills toward problem solving.
SOCIAL INNOVATION is an opportunity for a cross-sectoral engagement to play
a role in contributing toward securing the future success of societies around
the globe, unlocking human potential for innovation and creativity leading
to problem-solving toward securing the ‘economic prize’ associated with
pursuing sustainability and digitalization goals that aim toward meeting
the challenges that humankind faces.
