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Education is the Key

to the Future

Ing. Radúz Mácha, chairman of the POSITIV magazine editorial board, spoke to the vice-president

of Czechia’s Industry Radek Špicar and Transport Union at the ‘Future of Education - Future

of Companies’ conference.

Lifelong education is an important part

of the modern conception of education.

What is your view on this?

Our world is currently changing faster

than it ever has before, which means

that the labour market requires evershifting competencies from employees.

For example, this means that internal

combustion engine designers, a highly

prestigious field right now, will eventually

stop existing. Therefore, if people working

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in that field want to continue working in

the industry, they will need to be retrained

to fit a different specialisation. Lifelong

education is also important due to

digitalisation and other new technologies

and technological processes that are

becoming part of all spheres of life and

business. In light of these facts, those that

believe what they learned in school is all

they will need for the rest of their life are

mistaken.

Whose responsibility is it to define

employee competencies for the labour

market’s future?

This responsibility unequivocally lies

with employers, their associations and

providers of adult education. Only

practice can show us what is realistic,

what has grown outdated and which

skills and knowledge are on the rise.

Our Ministries of Education and Labour

need to create a database of profession