Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution

This seminar will cover issues of emerging
technologies and industry, the types of skills needed
to succeed in a fast-changing world, the role of the
private sector in education, and
“Educating for the 4th Industrial
Revolution”
how to plan
education
strategies for
future changes
in skills and
work.

Since 1995, the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional
Bureau for Education (UNESCO Bangkok) and the
Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI)
have had an active partnership to promote
collaborative efforts to contribute to educational
development in the Asia-Pacific.
Revolution”Background

Revolution”Background
As part of Asia-Pacific regional policy seminars
to bring together officials & researchers from
Ministries of Education from Asian-Pacific
countries for an exchange of information,
knowledge and know-
how regarding priority
areas in education
policy, that focus on
various education issues
that are high on the
policy agenda in Asia-
Pacific countries..

Revolution”Theme for the Seminar
The theme “educating for the 4th Industrial
revolution” is characterized by the fusion and
amplification of emerging technology, breakthroughs
in artificial intelligence, automation and robotics,
multiplied by the far-
reaching connectivity
between billions of
people with mobile
devices with
unprecedented access
to data and knowledge.

Revolution”Theme for the Seminar
In addition to this, advancements in the digital
economy and biotechnology, coupled with
globalization and population ageing are shifting how
people learn, live, and work.
As a result, changes in
skill requirements and
the organization of work
will create pressure on
job quality, family-work
balance, and social
inclusion.

Revolution”
The main objective of the seminar is to understand
how countries in the Asia-Pacific region can
respond to and prepare for educating for the 4th
Industrial Revolution.
Objectives

Revolution”Objectives
The seminar will be a combination of presentations &
discussions on education strategies based on two
overarching themes:
the characteristics
of the 4th Industrial
Revolution and
Education and Skills
for the 4th Industrial
Revolution.

Revolution”
The breakthroughs in science and technology are
having a profound effect on business, labour
markets, and ultimately, education systems.
For example, a recent
report by the International
Labour Organization
estimates that automation
will replace the jobs of
137 million people in
Southeast Asia within the
next 20 years.

Revolution”However, the World Economic Forum predicts net
job growth overall, with as many as four new roles
emerging for each role lost.
Without bold reforms
and clear policies to
guide us through,
many people will lack
the necessary skills to
fill these new positions
in economies and
societies that are
anticipated to be
fundamentally different.

Revolution”
Businesses and governments in the Asia-Pacific
region will then confront a unique challenge —
growth in employment
opportunities and a
shortage of potential
employees with the skills
to occupy both new and
existing roles.

Revolution”
First and foremost, countries will need to address the
issue of continued and improved training in;
science, technology,
engineering, and
mathematics (STEM)
subjects, as well as
investment in
Information and
Communications
Technologies (ICTs).

Revolution”
Many countries have taken the initiative to expand
and focus on these areas over the past several
years, and
continued efforts
will be needed
to expand
existing
facilities, as well
as improve
human resource
capacity.

Revolution”
However, less clear is the vital role that liberal arts
and social sciences will have in the coming years.
For instance, creative
problem-solving,
people management,
and social intelligence
remain significant
bottlenecks to
machine learning and
artificial intelligence.

Revolution”This means that ‘soft’ skills (i.e. transversal
competencies or 21st century skills) will increase
in value as these fields mature.

Revolution”
Therefore, for policymakers, by bridging critical
thinking and problem-solving with entrepreneurship
and design,
liberal arts
programs may
be positioned to
generate the
kinds of intuitive
thinkers that
understand
the future.

Revolution”
The obvious challenge ahead, then, is how to
design new approaches to education so that
students are prepared to navigate these disruptive
technologies.
While STEM and digital
skills will be in high
demand, nearly all jobs will
also require much stronger
social and collaboration
skills, unique human
traits that go beyond
mastering machines.

Revolution”To address these trends, UNESCO-KEDI policy
seminar focus on,
the kind of
education
which is
needed to
prepare
learners and
education
systems for
the 4th
industrial
revolution.

Revolution”
It covers issues of emerging technologies and industry,
the types of skills needed to succeed in a fast-
changing world,
the role of the private sector in education, and
how to plan
education
strategies for
future changes
in skills and
work.

Revolution”
“Fundamentally, it is about how we lead
change, collaborate and innovate to
empower people and make this a peaceful
and inclusive development revolution…we
must respond with human-centered
policies that empower all women and men,
strengthen the capacity of governments
and rally the multilateral system around
shared narratives.

Revolution”
This begins with education and skills and
calls for a special focus on narrowing the
gender gap, especially in the growth sector
constituted by professions requiring a
background in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics… the 4th
Industrial revolution must be a
development revolution.“

Revolution”1. Characteristics of the 4th IR: Trends,
Challenges and Opportunities
Presentation and discussions on
speed scope and systems impact of
various emerging technologies that
characterize the 4th Industrial
Revolution.

Revolution”
1.What businesses and countries need to know about how
to prepare for these rapid changes.
2.Review on Country-specific and regional
development strategies and initiatives
3.Explore emerging labor-market trends, global supply
chains, and examine which sectors will benefit and which
are at risk in the coming years.
All of these changes will have an effect on the way
people both live and work.

Revolution”
2. Education and Skills for the 4th IR
1.How countries can respond and react to the
emerging trends within the 4th Industrial
Revolution
2.How education systems can prepare for future
changes.

Revolution”
The main concern is what skills and competencies
will people need for these rapidly advancing and
changing technologies and jobs.
What skills are
important and how
can countries ensure
a balanced,
holistic education and
training?

Revolution”
Just as important as what skills learners will
need, is what skills teachers will need and how
their role will change.
We will look at what
students and
teachers will need to
successfully adapt to
these new rules.
In addition, the 4th IR provides opportunity to level
the playing field and reduce inequalities.

Revolution”
Education systems must ensure these emerging
technologies are harnessed to build resilience and
to benefit all.
This will mean that
addressing the
gender gap, both
in education and in
the workforce,
should be a major
focus.

Revolution”
For example, what responsibilities do private
businesses have and how can they best collaborate
with education systems to ensure appropriate training
and skills development, and lower inequality?

Revolution”
There will also be an opportunity to examine the
role of the private sector, its current contributions
to education and training, and what its role may
look like in the future.

Revolution”
Changes that are happening within the field of
education and education technology.
Discuss the ways that
e-learning, learning
analytics, personalized
learning and
big data have begun to
change the nature and
process of learning.

Revolution”
Outline of 4th
Industrial Revolution summary.
Summary of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Revolution”
We are facing a range of new technologies that
combine the physical, digital and biological worlds.
These new
technologies will
impact all disciplines,
economies and
industries, and even
challenge our ideas
about what it means
to be human.

Revolution”
These technologies have great potential to continue
to connect billions more people to the web,
drastically improve the efficiency of business and
organizations and help regenerate the natural
environment through;
better asset management,
potentially even
undoing all the damage
previous industrial
revolutions have caused.

But there are also grave potential risks. Concerns
that organizations could be unable or unwilling to
adapt to these new technologies and that
governments could fail to employ or regulate these
technologies properly.
Revolution”
Klaus Schwab postulates
that shifting power will
create important new
security concerns, and that
inequalities could grow
rather than shrink if things
are not managed properly.

Revolution”However, in order for higher education to deliver
future generations with the right set of skills and
knowledge;
an imperative question
has to be asked
regarding how
higher education
institutes would be
affected by the Fourth
Industrial Revolution
and how the delivery of
education will be
transformed.

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