Filling the skills gap through immigration denies young New Zealanders a pathway to meaningful employment. Only proper vocational training reform can fix that.
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My experience in the corporate world showed me how much the human element matters. I went into academia to translate theory into practice.
Filling the UK’s skills and labour shortages is not as easy as simply turning off the supply of migrant workers.
As AI becomes more capable and embedded in daily routines, anxieties surrounding it are likely to intensify.
As labour shortages deepen across sectors, the disconnect between formal education and real-world job requirements is becoming harder to ignore.
The old promise that hard work will lead to a good job and a fair wage no longer seems to apply.
Today’s co-working spaces can boost employee skills and left-behind communities.
The ‘grey digital divide’ is artificial – created because designers of tech products are overwhelmingly young.
Most of South Africa’s government officials don’t know how to use technology to improve efficiency.
South Africa’s Working for Water programme addresses environmental issues and provides temporary jobs. But it’s not equipping participants for stable employment.
It’s more than just a soft skill.
Government policy has turned these qualifications into something much more suitable for adults already underway in a career.
Past initiatives to entice public servants to take early retirement have done little to reduce the cost of government.
The green talent in short supply includes wind and solar farm technicians and engineers, solar panel installers, green energy auditors, hydrogen fuel cell specialists, and data scientists.
Chinese learners achieve remarkable success levels compared to their Western peers. But it’s not simply based on rote learning and passive education. The reality is more complex – and more creative.
Morale might be at a new low – but there could be opportunities for development too.
Many African countries have a major youth unemployment problem. More must be done to create jobs and help young people develop the right skills.
Increasing the minimum wage is a temporary fix. Upgrading the skills of Nigerian workers is the surest way of boosting their wages.
While the COVID-19 pandemic spurred significant progress in expanding rural home internet access, these gains are proving temporary as resources dwindle.
Pisa measures 15-year-olds in reading, maths and science every three years - but is that the best way to test an education system?
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