{"id":14432,"date":"2018-04-18T16:35:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T16:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=14432"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:18:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:18:38","slug":"how-private-education-is-meeting-the-demand-for-lifelong-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/how-private-education-is-meeting-the-demand-for-lifelong-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"How Private Education Is Meeting The Demand For Lifelong Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“As we move into the fourth industrial revolution, new ways emerge for technology to shape higher education,\u201d said Alejandro Caballero, Principal Education Specialist, at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) 8th Global Private Education Conference<\/strong> in Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the first time the IFC<\/a> hosted their Education Conference in Africa and approximately 500 education industry executives from all over the world, were in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an overarching theme of Learning for the Jobs of Tomorrow<\/em>, the purpose of the conference this year was to host a global forum addressing how education can be transformed in such a way to prepare students for their future careers. On the second day of the conference, four speakers came together to discuss Adults in the New Economy: the Challenge of Lifelong Learning<\/em>, with particular mention of people-mediated education, the relationship between learning and technology, and the field of study, learning science. The panel was moderated by IFC\u2019s Principal Education Specialist, Alejandro Caballero, and included the following guest speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GetSmarter\/2U – CEO and Co-Founder
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Luminus Education, Founder and CEO
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Microsoft 4Afrika – Dean
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Adtalem – President and CEO
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The lifelong learning topic emerged based on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics report that working professionals born around 1957-1964 held on average 11.9 jobs from age 18 to age 50 – where almost half of those jobs were held between ages 18 to 24.1<\/sup><\/a> That\u2019s close to 10 different jobs before the mere age of 40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Wardell described how technology is a primary driver of the need to upskill and innovate in one\u2019s professional space. She also mentioned the field of learning science – a discipline focused on the scientific understanding and research of learning and pedagogy, in the hope of implementing improved learning methodologies in the education sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n