Formal education structures are changing as people want to learn anytime, anywhere, at any age through fast acquisition of new skills. Over a quarter of full-time US workers and over a fifth of those aged 35-44 expect to study in the future. Since 2012, massive open online courses (MOOCs) provided by companies like Coursera have been mentioned almost half a million times on social media. Many see learning new skills as valuable for entertainment and languages can now be learned online at your own pace through platforms like Duolingo. People are highlighting skills creatively in resumes and a third of young Americans expect to start their own business applying self-taught skills.

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LIQUID SKILLS
HOW THE WORLD OF LEARNING IS CHANGING

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Formal learning
structures are eroding.
We want to learn at anytime; in any way;
at any age, and we want new skills fast.

3. 3Source: nVision Research | Base: 5004 online respondents aged 16+, USA, 2015 February
1 in 4
full-time workers in
America expect
to study in
the future.
and over
1 in 5
of those aged
35-44 expect to
study in the future

4. 4Source: nVision Qualitative Research, 2015
Since 2012, massive open online
courses, commonly known as
MOOCs have been mentioned
times on social media.
almost half a million

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Started in
2012, Coursera
is today one of the
biggest providers of
MOOCs: educational
courses open-to-anyone.
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6. 6Source: nVision Research | Base: 5004 online respondents aged 16+, USA, 2015 February
of Americans see
learning new skills
as very valuable for
their entertainment.
40%
And learning is now an entertainment product

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Learning a
new language is
becoming increasingly
accessible. Online platform
Duolingo lets you learn the
language at your own pace.

8. 8Source: nVision Qualitative Research, 2015
People are getting
creative in their
resumes with how
they present
certain skills.
Trendspotter, USA
We all feel the importance of constantly
upgrading our skills portfolio...

9. 9Source: nVision Research | Base: 5004 online respondents aged 16+, USA, 2015 February
of young people in
the USA say they
expect to start their
own business in
the future.
33%
And for many of us the ultimate goal
of up-skilling is going solo

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What can you do to stay on top
of the new ways of learning?

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BE THE AGENT
OF CHANGE
HELP PROVE
THEIR SKILLS
INSPIRE THE
INFORMED
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