Building a Better World: Preparing a 21st Century Workforce
Building a Better World: Preparing a 21st Century Workforce
Today we are facing a unique challenge. The booming technology industry presents vast job opportunities, but without the access to education and training needed to succeed in these future jobs, many risk being left behind. How can we prepare the current and next generation with the training and skills needed to succeed in the jobs of tomorrow and how can we work together to get to a moonshot goal of 5M apprenticeships by 2020? Dimensions to be addressed: * Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and proliferation of new technologies on the 21st century workforce * Role of education in creating a more diverse, skilled and talented workforce * Opportunity to consider alternative pathways to meaningful careers and economic prosperity (access to opportunity for all) * Solutions to increase exposure to education and training to empower the next generation to take on the careers that are defining the future * The power of apprenticeships and the potential for the moonshot goal of 5M in the US