TOPIC THREE

Seminar in Human
C A R E E R D E V E LO P M E N T
I N T H E 2 1 S T C E N T U RY resource management
SOCIETY HAS CHANGED
FROM AN INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY
THE KNOWLEDGE-WORKER
These new industries differ from the traditional
'modern' industry in that they will employ
predominantly knowledge workers rather than manual
workers.
~ Peter Drucker in The Age of
Discontinuity (1969)
Peter Drucker predicted that the major changes in society
would be brought about by information. He argues that
knowledge has become the central, key resource that knows
no geography. According to him, the largest working group
will become what he calls knowledge workers. The defining
CHALLENGES IN NEW 21ST
CENTURY
Impact of Globalization
Leads to strategic challenges of mixed cultures and languages in the
business environment
Managing Across Borders
The ability of an organization to survive and succeed in the 21 st
century transnational workforce and borderless business environment.
Challenges in managing enterprise-wide production environments.
Revolution of Information Technology
Supported by a new world infrastructure of data communications and
telecommunications i.e. use of internet, wireless, e-commerce as part
of management tools and easing of technology transfer.
Security Issues with wide usage of internet platform in business
transactions.
Increasing demand for knowledge-worker in the knowledge driven
THE KEY TO ORGANIZATION
SURVIVAL & PROSPERING IN
THE 21ST CENTURY
Corporate Strategy - Organizations must have a structure that help to unleash the
power of their professionals and to capture the opportunities of today's economy.
Ethical Issues Understanding the new ethical issues emerged from changes in the
social and political landscape and from the development of new technologies.
Social Responsibility The issues of privacy and confidentially, accessibility to
technology issues, property right and ownership issues, freedom of speech.
Global Challenges impact of globalization and cross-border work culture.
Ecological Issues Oil exploitation and land rights, food security, mining in Africa,
climate vulnerability and ecotourism.
Workforce Diversity - Cultural Awareness/Acceptance (i.e. Ethnic Minorities,
Multilingualism, Individual Differences)
DRIVERS FOR CHANGE
CHANGES IN ECONOMY AND
LABOR MARKET
Increase in demand for people with (formal) high and medium
qualifications
Jobs occupied by highly qualified people are expected to
rise by 16 million between 2010 and 2020 (European
Commission)
By 2020, knowledge and skills intensive jobs (e.g.
managers, professionals ) will represent more than 42% of
total employment (Cedefop)
Students need to be prepared for jobs that do not yet exist
The most demanded jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004 (US
Secretary of Education)
CHANGES IN THE WAY WE
LIVE, LEARN, WORK
NEED FOR NEW
COMPETENCES
FRAMEWORKS FOR 21ST
CENTURY COMPETENCES
RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND
GOALS
21st century competences
21ST CENTURY
COMPETENCES ARE
ICT COMPETENCES
IMPLEMENTATION OF 21ST
CENTURY COMPETENCES
FURTHER STEPS...
Create awareness: stimulate public debate among various
stakeholders
Encourage collaboration and networking
Establish stronger connections between formal and informal
learning
Create ownership among teachers and provide them with
professional development opportunities
Build on already existing (good) practices
Research
 It is not the strongest of the species that
survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It
is the one that is the most adaptable to change

Charles Darwin