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Title: The Skills Imperative 2035: Creating a System of Lifelong Learning to Provide the Essential Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce. Final Report from 'The Skills Imperative 2035: Essential Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce'
Language: English
Authors: Luke Bocock, Michael Scott, Jude Hillary, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) (United Kingdom), Cambridge Econometrics (United Kingdom), Verian, Learning and Work Institute (United Kingdom), University of Roehampton, London (United Kingdom), University of Sheffield (United Kingdom), University of Warwick, Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER)
Source: National Foundation for Educational Research. 2025.
Availability: National Foundation for Educational Research. The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ, UK. Tel: +44-1753-574123; Fax: +44-1753-637280; e-mail: enquiries@nfer.ac.uk; Web site: http://www.nfer.ac.uk
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Page Count: 64
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Nuffield Foundation (United Kingdom)
Intended Audience: Policymakers; Researchers; Teachers
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Labor Force Development, Labor Market, Employment Projections, Demand Occupations, Occupational Information, Job Skills, Social Change, Futures (of Society), Technological Advancement, Economic Development, Barriers
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Program for International Student Assessment
ISBN: 978-1-916567-43-6
Abstract: This is the final report from "The Skills Imperative 2035" programme, a five-year programme funded by the Nuffield Foundation. This research programme has investigated how job and skill requirements are likely to change in future, and how the education and skills systems, and employers, need to respond to ensure that change makes everyone, not just a few, better off. This final report brings together evidence gathered throughout the programme, which can be found in Working Papers 1 to 8 (and accompanying technical reports). This report builds on previous research for the programme which showed that technological, demographic, environmental and economic changes will continue to disrupt the labour market, impacting both the jobs that exist and the skills needed to do these jobs. It shows that changes in the labour market are now happening faster than previously projected, by as much as three times for some occupations. If this trend continues through to 2035, there could be between one and three million fewer jobs in 'high-risk' declining occupations (e.g. administrative, secretarial, customer service and machine operators). This carries threats, not only for workers in these occupations, but also for young people who leave education without the skills and qualifications typically required to enter high-skilled growth occupations. Greater focus is needed not only on supporting more workers in high-risk occupations to reskill and change careers, but also on ensuring more young people leave education with the qualifications and skills needed to compete for entry-level roles in high growth areas. This requires a system of lifelong learning that nurtures the development of individuals' skills throughout early childhood, education and work. In the final report from "The Skills Imperative 2035," the authors elaborate on the challenge that lies ahead, before setting out the collective response required from government, employers and the education system.
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