The future of learning and training : environmental scan.: PH4-170/2016E-PDF

"The earners of the future may no longer be able to rely solely on education acquired in today’s educational institutions to take them throughout their careers. They will need to adapt faster to a rapidly changing economy and consider leveraging on-demand, just-in-time learning processes to stay relevant. Rapid technological advancements will transform existing jobs, shifting the demand for skills and creating entire new professions. This paper explores some of the driving changes impacting learning and training from the lens of the employee and employer, and looks at new technologies. As agents of change in the job market as well as in the learning and training industries. Innovations in the field of education, either in K-12, post-secondary or professional development, are considered as possible pioneering achievements that could eventually be applied and adopted more broadly. The goal of this document is to explore possible new models of learning and training in order to assist in developing forward looking policy"--Executive summary, p. 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Policy Horizons Canada.
Title The future of learning and training : environmental scan.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Le futur de l’apprentissage et de la formation : scan environnemental.
Caption title.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Policy Horizons Canada, [2016]
Description 9 p.
ISBN 978-0-660-06946-3
Catalogue number
  • PH4-170/2016E-PDF
Subject terms Learning
Training
Policy
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