Saturday, September 7, 2019
In a Changing Career Landscape, Employers and Workers Need a New Social Contract for Retraining - Sean Gallagher, EdSurge
There’s a growing consensus that today’s economy is increasingly defined by the need for continuous learning. What hasn’t been worked out is who should bear the responsibility for this ongoing re-training—the employee or the employer, or some mix of the two? And what role should higher education play? The reality in the tech sector is that skills have a short shelf-life. Software engineers must re-develop their skills every 12 to 18 months.
