15 years ago, the smartphones did not exist. Today more than half of the people on the planet carry one - with unlimited knowledge at their fingertips .
Covid has helped accelerate this inevitable disruption with the technological shifts such as working from home and the Zoom boom .
The way students learn has changed
We need to teach the skills needed to build Future Ready Skills that give learners the capacity to work in a variety of settings and emerging industries.
Heather McGowan and Chris Shipley knowledge share on the “future of work” a few years ago - pointed out that the average millenial will have 17 career changes and the days of having a single career are over.
The worker (who should be called “the lifelong learner” ) will constantly need to re-skill and up-skill.
Learning will become a life long experience - and we need to prepare students to be flexible, adaptive and creative. We need to teach them to “learn how to learn .”
The standard four-year-degree routine is a thing of the past.
Micro-credentials while “on the job” are more relevant, cost-effective, and valuables for are becoming more relevant when looking for a job.
The future of succesful organisations will be there alignment with universities and educational institutions.
Remote and hybrid models of learning are becoming the norm
https://bsi.com.au/what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-is-a-question-of-the-past/
https://bsi.com.au/we-need-to-start-getting-it-together-to-think-about-the-future-of-work/
The focus on Customer Service
People do not need to tolerate bad service - says David Shein (who sold his startup Comtech for $600m 20 years ago ). He shared with us how industries have been disrupted - because of a lack of customer service.
The taxi industry - disrupted by Uber
The hotel industry by Airbnb
The retail industry by Amazon
And …..
The Educational Industry by ….. Nexttech Learning.
Schools and universities who cling to an old model that no longer fits in with the expectation the 21st century will find themselves extinct.
Nexttech’s goal is to help the lifelong learner to become truly independent, self directed, managers of their own learning journey.
They will do this by partnering with their organisations - to make learning an integral part of the employers journey.
Some exciting programme
Nexttech’s StepUp programme - bringing 13–18 year old aspiring entrepreneurs together with corporate and government - and Bringing in the best founders, venture capitalist and industry thought leaders to hang out with them.
Their 100 plus Future Ready courses that the lifelong learner needs to thrive in a VUCA world.
The innovative ways for your team to do these courses - that enable them to get the best courses and instructors in the world, at a fraction of the cost of taking a face to face session - while saving time from all the travelling and making it fit their busy schedule without having to sacrifice their revenue earning potential or their family time.
It’s about being able to connect, collaborate and contribute with each other - on a continuous basis as we find creative solutions to some of our biggest challenges such as climate change, diversity equity and inclusion
And building a culture of “lifelong learning” in your organisation .
