Schools are not just a tool for economic growth – they should help young people thrive
Future First Global Project Lead, Ján Michalko, looks at the importance of so-called ‘soft skills’ for young people as they enter the jobs market and how schools should do more to foster them. Country leaders want their people to be efficient and effective workers. They need people to be trained to drive economic growth and excel in the fourth industrial revolution that we are in. And so as a result, our education assessments zoom in on young people’s technical skills and we rank schools according to this specific economic worldview. But what often falls to the side-lines are our connections; …

