If robots are going to be the accountants, what is the point of getting a degree? Rebecca Stevenson reports on the future of work, and finds old skills are getting a new relevance.
Late last month 100 New Zealand companies including Xero, Fonterra, The Warehouse, Spark and Fisher & Paykel signed an open letter that stated tertiary qualifications would not be needed for a number of skilled roles at these organisations.
They instead are going to look at skills, attitude and adaptability, rather than relying on a bachelors as a denoter of a quality employee.Education ‘futurist’, Mind Lab founder Frances […]
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