According to a recent study by the McKinsey firm, entitled “The future of workplace” unveiled at the VIVA TECH show in Paris, when it comes to jobs of the future, three areas emerge.

1) First of all, the digital revolution generated by automation and the development of AI will take only 15 years to disrupt the world of work, unlike the two industrial and electrical revolutions which respectively impacted society over 100 and 70 years.

2) As a result, the need for technological skills will explode by 75% compared to what they are today. More specifically, advanced computer science and programming skills will increase by 90% by 2030. In view of this, the market will demand fewer and fewer so-called “basic” skills.

3) We will then see the birth of “new collars”, these people who combine social and emotional skills combined with technological skills. which will allow them to occupy the new jobs mentioned above.

Reforming education: gaining agility

“ The education sector must reform. ”

Three entities are concerned; three entities which must collaborate with each other and coordinate their actions: the economic world represented by companies, political powers also called policy makers and educational and training institutions

Undeniably, the University must be more inclusive and more diverse. This is possible thanks to new information and communication technologies and AI in the service of education. You just need to understand the innovative projects of start-ups specializing in edutech such as Knewton, Area9, Didask, testWe or openclassroom which are helping to rethink training models for universities. Another inspiring perspective is the new concepts launched by digital schools emerging in Europe and the United States – for example Xavier Niel’s Ecole 42 in France.

These are all these avenues of reflection and action that our sector needs to meet the challenge of the employability of our youth, because this is not a one-off challenge, but a strategic issue for the stability of our country.

The University must break with the rule of 3 units: Place / Time / Action

The location, distance learning, free online courses and new teaching methods such as the flipped classroom contribute to breaking the unity of the location.

Le temps ensuite, car pour être inclusif, diversifié et permettre à tous de bénéficier d’une formation de qualité, il est nécessaire de mettre en place un « apprentissage adaptatif »

Finally, action since the teacher no longer has the main role in the class by disseminating knowledge. The student, on the other hand, becomes one.

“A more inclusive and more diverse University”

This is possible thanks to new information and communication technologies and AI in the service of education. You just need to understand the innovative projects of start-ups specializing in edutech such as Knewton, Area9, Didask, testWe or openclassroom which are helping to rethink training models for universities.

The new concepts launched by digital schools which are emerging in Europe and the United States – let us cite as an example Xavier Niel’s School 42 in France.

These are all these avenues of reflection and action that the Education sector needs to meet the challenge of employability of our youth, because it hasgit là non pas d’un défi ponctuel, mais d’un enjeu stratégique pour l’avenir des jeunes.