"So what is actually being done to ensure that our workforce is skilled for 21st century success and to ensure that students are skilled, ready to work and contribute to society?"
HI-SGIL may just be a small piece of the puzzle but it's a start. The OECD is looking to move away from academic achievements measured over years in formal education and focus on the increasingly important skills that everyone gain, enhance and nurture during their natural lifetime - skills that were previously left ignored by the academic world.
According to the OECD there are 4 areas that education needs to readdress: Knowledge, Skills, Character and Meta-Layer. There are insurmountable questions to be answered, but at least the questions are being asked and recognised.
Today the OECD launched their
Skills Strategy in response to the growing need to better prepare students for success in learning, work and life.
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