I studied computer science at college in 1980 and then philosophy during my university years. If I had based my decisions on what pundits of the time were declaring to be 'future skills' I would probably have steered well clear of both areas (and most likely would have ended up studying engineering). And that points to the problem of basing a learning strategy (52 page PDF) on labour market information and skills demanded by employers. They don't define what an individual needs, they define what employers need, and are therefore irrelevant to anyone not seeking to base their lives on what employers need (which, I dare say, is most of us). Even if I were to be focused on the economics of learning, I as a learner would want information on markets, not jobs. And I would want to know what competencies successful people have, not merely successfil hires.
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