In 20 years, trainers (that's us) will be MORE than necessary

We are always worrying about whether our profession will continue , what with the advent of e-Learning, m-Learning, social networking and the like.  Well, don’t fret! The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) predicts the follow trends, as the global labor force approaches 3.5 billion in 2030. Based on current trends in population, education, and labor demand, the report projects that by 2020 the global economy could face the following hurdles:

• 38 million to 40 million fewer workers with tertiary education (college or postgraduate degrees) than employers will need, or 13 percent of the demand for such workers

• 45 million too few workers with secondary education in developing economies, or 15 percent of the demand for such workers

• 90 million to 95 million more low-skill workers (those without college training in advanced economies or without even secondary education in developing economies) than employers will need, or 11 percent oversupply of such workers

What does that mean for us? It means we will continue to have to train people who enter the workforce.  They will need to come prepared. We will need to build curriculum and not just classes. We will need to build or revive our “corporate university” ideas, but start the learning at a much more elementary level.

It means, perhaps, that we have to broaden our focus from “training” to “education” to understand where our learners are coming from.

You can read the whole report here: http://tinyurl.com/cxyraq2 Fascinating, sobering…