Three key insights for educators about the future of jobs

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 sheds light on the key trends shaping the global labor market, offering valuable insights into what workers across industries can anticipate in both the near and distant future. After reviewing the report, we’ve identified three critical takeaways specifically for educators.

1. Significant changes will happen fast

The report reveals roughly 60% of the global workforce will need upskilling by 2030 as the digital skill gap remains a significant barrier to business transformation. Those who leave school with solid knowledge of modern digital technologies will be in a far stronger position to quickly gain employment and be sustainably successful in their professional careers.

2. Be digitally literate, teach digital literacy

The report presents digital skills as the base of future job readiness. 60% of global employers expect broadening digital access to transform their industries by 2030. This change affects teachers more than any other profession because, in addition to reflecting on their own roles, they directly shape the professional potential of entire future generations. Teachers should now be able not only to use modern digital tools but also to understand how they work and teach this to their students.

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3. Human-centred skills remain at the centre

Creative thinking, resilience and life-long learning will decide the sustainability of certain jobs. Workers capable of quickly adjusting themselves to change and showing independent initiative will be better placed to take and keep employment in emerging roles.

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