Monday, November 29, 2021

COVID-19 is Accelerating the Creation of Options for Adult Learners - Paulette Delgado, Observatory (Mexico)

The pandemic forced educational institutions to move to the digital environment. Although this change has been full of challenges, it's something that must have happened a long time ago. Due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the demand for digital skills has been on the rise, mainly due to artificial intelligence and automation. This promoted practices such as talent analysis, pre-evaluation, and even simulation-based hiring, where they perform tasks that applicants will have on the job if they get it. Furthermore, due to the global demand for retraining, lifelong learning is critical to find a job and keep it. This is why there has been a boom in flexible digital learning offerings. Coursera reported earlier this month that there was a 38% revenue growth caused by the brilliance of obtaining entry-level professional certificates. In addition, there was an increase of around 75% in micro-credentials granted by companies, industry associations, and other non-institutional providers.

https://observatory.tec.mx/edu-news/options-for-adult-learners

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