Higher ed must teach graduates to navigate an uncertain future, not predict it: Opinion

In a recent article for University World News, Dr Michael Edmondson (New Jersey Institute of Technology) discusses the challenges that graduates face when it comes to finding jobs suited to their skills and training. Edmondson argues that this is an issue around the world, with many postsecondary systems sporting uneven graduate outcomes. He argues that the issue stems from a misalignment between the static knowledge offered by higher education and the more universal skills that the contemporary workplace is looking for. He concludes by asserting that the value of higher ed “may ultimately lie more in equipping graduates with the capacity to navigate the future than in predicting it.”