In 2020, the global workforce lost an equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs, an estimated $3.7 trillion in wages and 4.4% of global GDP, a staggering toll on lives and livelihoods. While vaccine rollout has begun and the growth outlook is predicted to improve, an even socio-economic recovery is far from certain.
The choices made by policymakers, business leaders, workers and learners today will shape societies for years to come. At this critical crossroads, leaders must consciously, proactively and urgently lay the foundations of a new social contract, rebuilding our economies so they provide opportunity for all.
In this context, the Forum remains committed to working with the public- and private sectors to provide better skills, jobs and education to 1 billion people by 2030 through initiatives to close the skills gap and prepare for the ongoing technological transformation of the future of work.
More than a fifth of the financing required for countries to meet United Nations’ education targets is unaccounted for, according to a new UNESCO report.
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Learning that requires empathy – such as reading about others – can help students increase their creativity, says this Cambridge academic.
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Technology's rapid development is driving a post-knowledge economy where skills are currency. We must leverage these for a more merit-based way of earning.
Increased government investment, a push for 'world-class' standards and greater accountability have helped drive African universities into the global top tier.
AI in education: AI systems are already altering the world of education, and they could be used in ways that help students learn, a professor of literacy education says.
Workers need high levels of cognitive flexibility to survive in an environment in which skills and roles can quickly become obsolete, two professors say.
Many countries could fail to reach their national education targets for 2030 unless they receive an extra $97 billion in funding, according to UNESCO.
More than 60% of Latin American women go to college today, compared to less than half of men. It’s a substantial increase from 1970, when it was only 5%.