6 Jul 2019
Towards Globalised Skills ?
Session 17
The mobility of economic actors on the international scene has long been built around skills which were specific to a field of activity and/or a geographical area. However, the digital age today tends to standardize skills in two ways: on the one hand, by facilitating access to information and training; on the other, by expanding digital tools to all sectors, placing the skills that are necessary for their use at the core of working experience. In the digital age, does globalization necessarily entail the existence of a single set of qualifications and skills?It seems obvious that the homogenisation of skills on the labour market will eventually come with a similar homogenisation at the training stage. If the level of education and the nature of the training offered are harmonious, what comparative advantage is left to Western countries? Will the globalization of training lead to the end of schools of thought? Should we fight this formatting? On the contrary, should it be supported to make the most of it? Does the teaching of humanities always make sense nowadays?