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We've got millions of people to reskill - here's where to start

Published Mon, Jan 27, 2020 · 09:50 PM
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THE task of reskilling millions of workers may feel overwhelming.

By 2022 alone, 75 million jobs will probably be displaced across 20 major economies, while 133 million new ones will spring up in industries that are only just gaining traction. At the same time, it's estimated that nearly two-thirds of children who started school in 2016 will go on to have jobs that don't yet exist.

So how can we adequately prepare tomorrow's workforce at the same time as retraining the hundreds of millions of people whose work is evolving?

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