Jobs remain the cornerstone of our economic and social lives; they give us dignity, an income and a chance to be part of something larger than ourselves.
With every step forward enabled by technology, we risk leaving behind those without the requisite skills to engage in our digital future. We’re now in an era where we not only need to acquire digital skills but continue to update those skills throughout our working lives and beyond.
Just how vocational training systems can best support the workforce is a question being explored by many nations. As the Panel has undertaken its work, it’s sought to highlight a range of key reports, websites, videos and social media channels on digital transformation and what it means for the world of work.
Videos
- A jobs creation strategy for the fourth industrial revolution – World Economic Forum, 2019
- Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network – World Economic Forum, 2019
- Closing the skills gap – World Economic Forum, 2019
- Finding Future Jobs – World Economic Forum, 2019
- How to transform society through digital – World Economic Forum
- Strategic Outlook on the Digital Economy – World Economic Forum, 2019
- The 7 key future principles of digital transformation – Gerd Leonhard, 2018
- What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution? – World Economic Forum, 2016
Reports
- A blueprint for designing inclusive skills policy for the digital age – Nesta, 2018
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Agricultural workforce digital capability framework – KPMG/Skills Impact 2019
- Bridging the Digital Gender Divide: Include, Upskill, Innovate – OECD and G20, 2018
- Building a Common Language for Skills at Work: A Global Taxonomy – World Economic Forum, 2021
- CISCO Australian Digital Readiness Index – Digital dividend or digital divide – CISCO 2018
- Developing the workforce for a Digital Future – Addressing critical issues and planning for action – AiGroup, 2018
- Digital Australia, seizing the opportunity from the fourth industrial revolution – McKinsey, 2016
- Digital innovation: Australia’s $315b opportunity – alphabeta/CSIRO Data61, 2018
- Digital megatrends: A perspective on the coming decade of digital disruption – CSIRO Data61, 2019
- DQ Global Standards Report 2019 – Common Framework for Digital Literacy, Skills and readiness – DQ Institute, 2019
- Embracing a culture of lifelong learning – UNESCO, 2020
- Empowering adults through upskilling and reskilling pathways – CEDEFOP, 2020
- European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) – European Commission, 2017
- Future-ready adult learning – OECD, 2019
- Getting skills right: Financial incentives to promote adult learning in Australia – OECD, 2019
- Industry 4.0 Testlabs in Australia – Prime Minister’s Industry 4.0 Taskforce & Swinburne University of Technology, 2017
- Jobs of Tomorrow: Mapping opportunity in the new economy – WEF, 2020
- Mapping Australian Workforce Change – alphabeta, 2018
- Mapping career causeways – supporting workers at risk – Nesta 2020
- National standards for essential digital skills – Department for Education, 2019
- New foundational skills of the digital economy – Burning Glass, 2018
- No longer optional: Employer demand for digital skills – Burning Glass & UK Government, 2019
- OECD Skills Strategy 2019: Skills to Shape a Better Future – OECD, 2019
- Our shared digital future – building an inclusive, trustworthy and sustainable digital society – World Economic Forum, 2018
- Premium skills – The wage premium associated with human skills – DeakinCo Deloitte Access Economics, 2019
- Small Business Digital Taskforce – Report to Government – 2018
- Soft skills for business success – Deloitte/DeakinCo, 2017
- Technology and the future of Australian Jobs – Oxford Economics and CISCO, 2019
- Technology impacts on the Australian Workforce – Australian Computer Society/Faethm, 2020
- The AI paradox – Oxford Economics and CISCO, 2017
- The changing nature of work and skills in the digital age – European Commission, 2019
- The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens – European Commission, 2017
- The futures of work: what education can and can’t do – UNESCO, 2020
- The Global Competitiveness Report – World Economic Forum, 2020
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The path to prosperity – Why the future of work is human – Deloitte Insights, 2020
- Tomorrow’s digitally enabled workforce – Data61 and CSIRO, 2016
- Towards a reskilling revolution: A future of Jobs for all – World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group, 2018
- The Automation Advantage – AlphaBeta, 2017
- Upskilling for shared Prosperity – World Economic Forum, 2021
- Work for a brighter future – Global Commission of the Future of Work, ILO, 2019
- World digital competitiveness ranking – IMD, 2020
Websites
- Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) – the independent statutory authority responsible for the Australian Curriculum in schools
- Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance – brings together 500+ businesses, government, academic and community organisations with the goal of accelerating action on digital inclusion
- Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) – established by the COAG Industry and Skills Council in 2015 to give Australian industry a formal, expanded role in policy direction and decision-making for the vocational education and training sector
- CEDEFOP – European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training – works with the European Commission, Member States’ governments, employer and trade union representatives, VET researchers and practitioners to provide up-to-date information on developments in VET
- DQ Institute – the international think-tank dedicated to setting global standards for digital intelligence education, outreach, and policies
- ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work – the tripartite U.N. agency, which brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and programs to promote decent work for all women and men
- NESTA – innovation foundation – based in the UK, the charity works with organisations across the globe and in a broad range of sectors to promotes innovation
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – intergovernmental economic organisation founded to stimulate economic progress and world trade
- Skills for Employment – Global public-private knowledge sharing platform – Initiated by the ILO, the Knowledge Sharing Platform benefits from the support and collaboration of the OECD, UNESCO and the World Bank.
- World Economic Forum – the key forum which engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas
Articles
- Digital Transformation Initiative – Unlocking $100 trillion for business and society from digital transformation, executive summary – World Economic Forum and Accenture 2018
- ‘Education should be like everything else. An on-demand service’ – article by World Economic Forum
- Future-ready adult learning systems – OECD
- How future-ready is Australia’s adult learning system? – OECD
- ‘Making sense of skills – A UK skills taxonomy’ – NESTA
- Putting faces to the jobs at risk of automation – OECD
- Regional Job Automation Pack – Regional Institute Australia
- The path to prosperity: Why the future of work is human – Deloitte
