Automate This: Building the Perfect 21st-Century Worker

We came across this article on third way’s site and are compelled to share it as it speaks to the focus of our EEQ CERT project — supporting higher educational programs in ensuring graduates have the 21st century employability skills that they will need not just for their first job, but for their lifelong and life-wide professional and personal development.

As the article points out,

The 21st-century worker must be prepared for a career in a new economy defined by a “radical dynamism” that flows from increasing global competition and rapid technological change.⁸ The ability to learn and adapt to changing demands within and between jobs will be crucial to remaining competitive, relevant, and employed.⁹ That means all workers need to be equipped with a foundational set of skills that will allow them to successfully learn, adapt, and enter new workplaces throughout their careers, as existing jobs change and as new jobs are created.