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21st Century Skills for the
21st Century Job Market
Dr. Steffen Sommer
Directeur Général
Collège Champittet
Lausanne
Learning Past and Future
Relative stability of Society
and Job Market
since the Industrial Revolution

1991

Total spending of all developed
countries on
technology surpasses their spending on
manufactured products.
Global focus changes
21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS
Industrial Age Economy (I)

montage
Assembly
fabrication
Production
Resource
extraction
extraction

marketing
Marketing
Distribution
distribution

Products/Services

Value chain in the industrial age
21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS
Knowledge Age Economy (II)
Knowledge
Expertise
Information
Marketing
Data

Services/Products

Knowledge Age Value Chain
21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS
The Job Market
Depends on the demands
of a more and
more globalised society

Permanent state of
flux
Rapid changes in society
Impact on education (preparation)
Impact on the future of job market (skills
required)
21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS
global citizens – global communicators – global Achievers
Responsibilities of Education
Main objective,
preparing students
for the world of work and civic life
New influences in
society lead to new
ways of learning
passive vs active
mono focus vs multi-focus
All at an elevated speed

21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS
21st Century Demands on Schools
20th Century
Teacher-directed
Direct instruction
Knowledge
Content
Basic Skills
Facts and principles
Theory
Curriculum
Time-slotted
One-size-fits-all (learn for school)
Competitive
Text-based
Summative tests

21st Century
Learner-centered
Interactive exchange
Skills
Process
Applied Skills
Questions and Problems (PS)
Practice
Projects
On-demand
Personalised (learning for life)
Collaborative
Web-based
Formative evaluation
Creativity and Innovation

“Imagination is much more

important than knowledge.”
Albert Einstein
How useful is our knowledge?
Reading

Writing

Calculus

Up until 1991, the basic skills
Transferred by learning
subject
knowledge

Prepared for the 21st Century?
21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS
Required Skills
Critical thinking
Team-working

Interpersonal Skills
Problemsolving
Cultural awareness
and tolerance

Communication

Team
leadership
ICT
Competence
Media
Competence

Interpretation
and processing of
Self-confidence,
information
ready to adapt to regular
changes, etc
The 21st Century Leader
Employs a resonant
management style Is aware of his/her strengths and

weaknesses

Can motivate his/her team

Collaborates and shares
with his team

Is focused on
improvement an
progress

Communicates
positively and
cogently

Develops and adheres to his/her own style

21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS
Do not panic!

Our students already have these skills
All knowledge and skills acquired in a
traditional way are adaptable. We are the
best proof!

But we have undergone, knowingly or unwittingly,
a skills audit.

And adapted to the new challenges.
21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS
To be continued …

21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market
STS

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21st century skills for the 21st century job market (final cc)

  • 1. 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market Dr. Steffen Sommer Directeur Général Collège Champittet Lausanne
  • 2. Learning Past and Future Relative stability of Society and Job Market since the Industrial Revolution 1991 Total spending of all developed countries on technology surpasses their spending on manufactured products. Global focus changes 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS
  • 3. Industrial Age Economy (I) montage Assembly fabrication Production Resource extraction extraction marketing Marketing Distribution distribution Products/Services Value chain in the industrial age 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS
  • 4. Knowledge Age Economy (II) Knowledge Expertise Information Marketing Data Services/Products Knowledge Age Value Chain 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS
  • 5. The Job Market Depends on the demands of a more and more globalised society Permanent state of flux Rapid changes in society Impact on education (preparation) Impact on the future of job market (skills required) 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS
  • 6. global citizens – global communicators – global Achievers
  • 7. Responsibilities of Education Main objective, preparing students for the world of work and civic life New influences in society lead to new ways of learning passive vs active mono focus vs multi-focus All at an elevated speed 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS
  • 8. 21st Century Demands on Schools 20th Century Teacher-directed Direct instruction Knowledge Content Basic Skills Facts and principles Theory Curriculum Time-slotted One-size-fits-all (learn for school) Competitive Text-based Summative tests 21st Century Learner-centered Interactive exchange Skills Process Applied Skills Questions and Problems (PS) Practice Projects On-demand Personalised (learning for life) Collaborative Web-based Formative evaluation
  • 9. Creativity and Innovation “Imagination is much more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein
  • 10. How useful is our knowledge? Reading Writing Calculus Up until 1991, the basic skills Transferred by learning subject knowledge Prepared for the 21st Century? 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS
  • 11. Required Skills Critical thinking Team-working Interpersonal Skills Problemsolving Cultural awareness and tolerance Communication Team leadership ICT Competence Media Competence Interpretation and processing of Self-confidence, information ready to adapt to regular changes, etc
  • 12. The 21st Century Leader Employs a resonant management style Is aware of his/her strengths and weaknesses Can motivate his/her team Collaborates and shares with his team Is focused on improvement an progress Communicates positively and cogently Develops and adheres to his/her own style 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS
  • 13. Do not panic! Our students already have these skills All knowledge and skills acquired in a traditional way are adaptable. We are the best proof! But we have undergone, knowingly or unwittingly, a skills audit. And adapted to the new challenges. 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS
  • 14. To be continued … 21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Job Market STS