Download or read book Research on Future Skill Demands written by Margaret Hilton and published by . This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a summary of the findings of a workshop exploring the reliability of the research evidence used to forecast future changes in skill demands. The authors review the evidence supporting the proposition that the skills required for the 21st century workplace will be different from earlier eras and ask what changes, if any, will need to be made to the education system. Table of contents: * Framing the Research on Future Skills * Labor Market Trends: A Loss of Middle-Class Jobs? * Skill Demands of Knowledge Work * Skill Demands of Service Work * Promising New Data and Research Methods * Skill Supply and Demand * Implications for Education and Training * Final Reflections * Appendixes * Workshop Agenda * Professional and Service Occupational Clusters.