We need new mechanisms to support education and retraining throughout life, not just in its early stages. This is already true for professionals in every field, whether athletes or doctors, computer programmers or skilled manufacturing workers. For them, ongoing learning is an essential part of the job; access to training and educational resources is one of the most prized perks, used to attract top employees. And as “the job” is deconstructed, the need for education doesn’t go away. If anything, it is increased. But the nature of that education also needs to change. In a connected world where
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