Giving Compass' Take:

· Every day, the world offers something new to be discovered and technology is constantly advancing. Christin Durham at Urban Institute discusses the importance of lifelong learning in America's continuously changing workforce and how local systems can support innovative training.

· Who is responsible for workforce training? How can local systems ensure their employees are keeping up with new technology?

· Today's world relies heavily on advancing technology, and America needs a workforce with skills to match. Explore the future of technology and how workers can take advantage of it through learning programs.

The nature of work is changing. Technological innovation, automation, a decrease in traditional factory jobs, and the rise of the gig economy mean the average American worker can no longer expect to remain employed with a single company, or even in a single occupation, throughout their entire working lives.

Many businesses are moving away from a conventional model of offering full-time positions with benefits to flexible, part-time employee arrangements to remain competitive. And the economy is thriving as employers continue adding jobs, leading to higher demand for skilled workers in industries such as advanced manufacturing and health care.

These factors make lifelong learning crucial for workers to be able to reskill or upskill according to labor market demands. Local workforce systems can help.

Read the full article about lifelong learning by Christin Durham at Urban Institute.