Why learning matters

摘要

We hear a great deal these days that there are no jobs for life, that people can't expect to remain with the same employer for a lifetime as they were said to do in the past. In fact, there is an element of myth about this. Statistics show that the length of time the typical individual stays in a job is around 15 years, not very different from what it was 20 years ago. Even if this suggests that the day when the P45 comes is likely to be later rather than sooner, if at all, we all still need to develop new skills and to keep on learning. Readers of this magazine are unlikely to be unqualified, but consider these facts. You are much more likely to be unemployed if you have no qualifications. Over a quarter of jobless people under 25 have no qualifications. The more qualifications you have, the less likely you are to be unemployed.