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Adult training in the digital age

Economics
Journal · Vol. 12 · Issue 1
Abstract

Digital technologies will both create new jobs and replace existing ones. To cope with increasing labor market dynamics in the digital age, workers will have to become more mobile across jobs, occupations, and industries. The relative importance of their job-specific skills will decrease while that of their general skills applicable to various occupations will increase. The G20 should establish national adult training programs that focus on improving workers' general skills, specifically their theoretical, non-cognitive, and digital skills. These general skills will enable workers to work with technology instead of competing with it, thereby increasing their job mobility and employability. © 2018 Eckhardt Bode et al., published by Sciendo.

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Skills employability Digitalization Adult training Job mobility G20

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Institut für Weltwirtschaft an der Universität Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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