The World Economic Forum says that 65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist.
In such a rapidly evolving employment landscape, it said that the ability to anticipate and prepare for future skills requirements, job content, and the aggregate effect on employment is increasingly critical for businesses, governments and individuals – to fully seize the opportunities presented by these trends, and to mitigate undesirable outcomes.
South Africa’s education system and current school curriculum does not equip learners with the right skills or education for the fourth Industrial revolution (4IR).
As a result, schools are being transformed with a focus on technology to better prepare students for a working world in which they are expected to have a firm grasp of subjects such as coding and artificial…
