Adult education, employment and the current economic climate
As economies and job roles change faster and faster, your ability to learn well,
adapt to change and stay mentally healthy has an increasing importance on your future
employment & livelihood.
The need to retrain
during your career has increased over the past 20 years. The number of
adult-age students returning to education to get new qualifications directly
reflects this increase. For example, the number of students aged 35 or older
at degree-granting organizations in the US has doubled over the past
30 years. These students now make up almost 20% of students - and the
number is increasing each year. In 1999, more than 45% of adults 25 and over
were engaged in some type of adult education.
Often it's the training budget that organizations cut first when
economic times are tough - as they have been over the past 2 years. And it's
not just in the US. In the UK, 52% of companies have cut their training
budgets over the past year. Now more than ever it's up to you to be responsible for your
own ongoing education.
In addition, more and more companies use computer-based training to
reduce overall training costs. This form of training can reach more people
in an organization, however the value each individual gets from the
course can vary widely depending on their learning skills. This is
often not considered when using this approach.
Lastly, with an increasingly aged population the economic toll on
countries continues to climb. One partial solution to this problem is to
raise the retirement age. This has already started to happen, for example
with the US government
raising the full retirement benefits age from 65 to 67. What is clear is
that you are going to need good learning skills and a
well-functioning brain for much longer. Do you remember when the
retirement age was 55?
What this is leading to is that you need to take more responsibility for
your own learning. The society of today, and the society of tomorrow,
will reward you more for becoming a self-directed learner. Can you
afford not to start improving how you learn immediately?
Where to go now...
- If want to learn more about the Memletics
Manual, the only reference for Memletic learning, go to the
Memletics Manual Home Page or
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