1. Generic skills for lifelong learning Jacco Stolker

2. Megatrends

3. The impact of trends on economy and labor
The world is getting smaller
New borders
New demands
New jobs
As a result generic skills are increasingly important

4. Generic skills are those skills that apply across a variety of jobs and life contexts.

5. Generic skills for 21st century
Thinking & learning to learn
Cultural competence
Self management
Multiliteracy
Information and communication technology
Working life skills and entrepreneurship
Participating, influencing and building a sustainable future

7. For whom is this relevant?
Present and future participants at the labor market
Providers of any education
Government
And, as a result, for you

9. Who is responsible?
Employers
Individuals
Government