{"id":39275,"date":"2026-08-12T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tps-blog20.azurewebsites.net\/blog\/?p=39275"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:56:34","slug":"lifelong-learning-future-skills-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/lifelong-learning-future-skills-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Lifelong Learning Matters More Than Ever in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39275\" class=\"elementor elementor-39275\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506b43f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"506b43f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4fcc70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4fcc70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c092c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c092c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Why Is Lifelong Learning Becoming Essential in 2026?<\/strong>\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc26a11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc26a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For generations, learning followed a fairly predictable path. You went to school, perhaps continued to university or professional training, found a job and used what you had learned to build a career.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That sequence is becoming harder to follow. Technology changes quickly. Job roles evolve. New tools appear almost overnight. Skills that once remained useful for decades can now need updating within years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result is a different relationship with knowledge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>For more than 50% of the respondents, learning is becoming a part of life rather than something they complete before life begins.<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12_dp65gjNLwjGfpq4l8yiFKCJZPRZsIqjXYjSNEGzEY\/edit?usp=sharing\"><b>The Panel Station&#8217;s <\/b><b><i>Learning &amp; Growth Trends 2026<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> study, based on <\/span><b>247,667 completed responses across 28 global markets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, captures this shift.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These numbers point to something bigger than an interest in courses or qualifications. They suggest that adaptability itself is becoming part of how people prepare for their future.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what happens when learning stops being a stage of life and becomes a way of life?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e456d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1e456d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ef95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8ef95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Why Does Learning No Longer End When Education Ends?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87910d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87910d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c01e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c01e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because careers no longer stand still. A qualification may help someone enter a profession, but it cannot necessarily prepare them for every change that profession will experience over the next 20 or 30 years. New technologies, business models and workplace expectations continually create reasons to update what we know.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That reality is already visible in people&#8217;s behaviour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The research found that more than 40% <\/span><b>professionals strongly identify with the need to keep learning new skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reflecting a growing awareness that career development now requires continuous adaptation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdd83d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fdd83d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c36d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89c36d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631901b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"631901b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Why Is Everyday Learning Becoming More Powerful Than Occasional Training?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7198c01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7198c01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a5c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2a5c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most revealing findings is not simply that people are learning. It is <\/span><b>how frequently they are doing it<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Learning no longer has to involve enrolling in a three-month programme or sitting through a full day of training. It can happen through articles, videos, podcasts, conversations and real-world experimentation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That matters because small learning moments are easier to fit around ordinary life. Someone can spend 15 minutes understanding a spreadsheet function they need for work. They can watch a demonstration before repairing something at home. They can listen to an expert explain an unfamiliar idea while commuting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individually, these moments can feel insignificant. Repeated over months and years, they create considerable knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edeb5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4edeb5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f68eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3f68eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c6f67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60c6f67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1a1ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e1a1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What are you learning right now?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take The Panel Station survey and compare your learning journey with people around the world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50c1d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d50c1d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1674471 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1674471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/dashboard\/surveys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Participate in Survey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba8691 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ba8691\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe8987 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fe8987\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b1278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87b1278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Why Do People Increasingly Want to Learn by Doing?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce34fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ce34fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86986b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86986b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing something and knowing how to use it are not always the same thing.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Around 40% want to learn by doing. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That distinction helps explain why practical learning is gaining ground. The appeal of practical learning is easy to understand. Doing something provides immediate feedback. You discover what works, what does not and where your understanding is incomplete.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This does not make books, classrooms or lectures irrelevant. Instead, it suggests that people increasingly expect learning to connect theory with application.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That expectation has implications for employers and educators.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workplace learning may become more effective when employees can practise skills rather than simply attend training sessions. Education may become more engaging when students solve realistic problems instead of only memorising information.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6f3dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d6f3dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08af75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b08af75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6edbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c6edbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>How Is AI Changing What It Means to Learn?<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a635114 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a635114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822bb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"822bb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI is making learning faster, more interactive and more personalised with <\/span><b>46% believing AI is a powerful enabler of learning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. People can ask questions, request simpler explanations, generate examples and explore ideas at their own pace.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this does not mean traditional learning is disappearing. AI can provide speed and access, while teachers, mentors and colleagues bring context, judgement and human guidance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bigger shift may therefore be in <\/span><b>what learners themselves need to become good at<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When answers are easy to generate, asking better questions, checking information and applying knowledge become more important. AI may make knowledge easier to access, but the real value lies in knowing what to do with it. The advantage will increasingly lie with people who can question information, connect ideas and decide how knowledge should be used.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a810670 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a810670\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762ff64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"762ff64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4178d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4178d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06cbc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a06cbc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Blog__Learning-and-Growth-Blog-13.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Why Lifelong Learning Matters More Than Ever in 2026\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAxNTIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cudGhlcGFuZWxzdGF0aW9uLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDhcL0Jsb2dfX0xlYXJuaW5nLWFuZC1Hcm93dGgtQmxvZy0xMy53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Blog__Learning-and-Growth-Blog-13-611x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40152\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Blog__Learning-and-Growth-Blog-13-611x1024.webp 611w, https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Blog__Learning-and-Growth-Blog-13-179x300.webp 179w, https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Blog__Learning-and-Growth-Blog-13-768x1287.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Blog__Learning-and-Growth-Blog-13-917x1536.webp 917w, https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Blog__Learning-and-Growth-Blog-13.webp 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f425c31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f425c31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e690d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e690d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f0c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04f0c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Can Lifelong Learning Protect People From Career Obsolescence?\n<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b851e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0b851e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f920659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f920659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lifelong learning cannot guarantee that a role will never change or disappear, but it can make people better prepared when it does. Continuously updating skills helps professionals respond to new technologies, shifting expectations and emerging opportunities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The real advantage is adaptability. People who keep learning are more likely to recognise where their existing experience still has value, where new capabilities are needed and how they can move into different roles when industries evolve.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this sense, lifelong learning is becoming less about collecting qualifications and more about staying useful, flexible and ready for what comes next.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2de04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc2de04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8a521 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc8a521\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded4d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded4d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Which Skills Matter When Nobody Knows Exactly What Comes Next?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d277bd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d277bd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1304fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1304fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing for a predictable future is relatively straightforward. Preparing for an uncertain one is harder. The survey provides an interesting picture of how people are approaching that challenge.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Digital and technology skills emerge as the strongest learning priority at 56.2%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by <\/span><b>business and finance, languages, creative skills and communication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The combination matters. People are not choosing only technical capabilities. They are interested in a mixture of digital, commercial, creative and interpersonal knowledge. That may reflect a growing understanding that future readiness cannot be reduced to mastering one technology.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most future-proof skill may therefore be difficult to put on a certificate. It could simply be the ability to recognise what you do not know, learn it and apply it when circumstances change.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6dd69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae6dd69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67afa94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67afa94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f93c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f93c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>What Happens When Learning Becomes Necessary, Not Optional?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4def6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f4def6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05ef25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b05ef25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When industries, technologies and roles change quickly, learning becomes part of staying relevant rather than something people do only for promotion or personal interest.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Around 90% have confidence to learn new skills with changing times which sound very optimistic.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this can also create pressure. It places greater responsibility on individuals to recognise gaps in their skills before those gaps become barriers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this environment, the ability to learn continuously may become one of the most valuable skills of all. The challenge is no longer simply gaining more knowledge. It is knowing <\/span><b>what to learn, when to learn it and how to apply it before the world moves on again<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edd4e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5edd4e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ae351 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4ae351\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124e9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"124e9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Are We Learning for Careers That Do Not Fully Exist Yet?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa316cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa316cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b745d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b745d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education has traditionally prepared people for familiar career paths. But technology, automation and changing business needs are reshaping jobs faster, meaning many learners may eventually work in roles that are still emerging.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This makes adaptability as important as technical knowledge. Skills such as communication, problem-solving, creativity and digital confidence can transfer across roles and industries.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shift also changes how people think about career preparation. Instead of completing education and then entering a stable professional path, people may need to move repeatedly between learning, applying, updating and sometimes abandoning skills.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232332f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"232332f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eacb400 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eacb400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84cda16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84cda16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Can Education Keep Pace With a World That Reinvents Itself Constantly?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b345da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b345da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4b218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b4b218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education systems are built around structure, but the world of work is becoming far less predictable.<\/span><\/p><p><b>But more than 55% of respondents want the education system to use practical skills as a part of learning.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New technologies, business models and ways of working can emerge faster than traditional courses are updated, creating a gap between what people are taught and what they may actually need. This puts pressure on education to become more responsive without losing depth or quality.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is not simply to teach the latest tool, but to help learners build the confidence to adapt when that tool is eventually replaced.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083a3eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"083a3eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f854d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89f854d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Why Could Confidence Be the Hidden Engine Behind Lifelong Learning?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eefa1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eefa1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone who believes they can learn is more likely to experiment with unfamiliar technology, attempt a difficult skill or consider moving into a different field. Mistakes become part of the learning process rather than evidence that they should stop. Confidence does not mean assuming everything will be easy. It means believing that unfamiliarity is temporary.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That distinction matters in a world where people may repeatedly become beginners. A professional with decades of experience can suddenly encounter a technology they have never used. An expert in one field may enter another where they know very little. Being comfortable with that temporary lack of expertise could become an important advantage.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9753bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9753bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b7e88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67b7e88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610246f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"610246f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8b4c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d8b4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If you could master one completely new skill this year, what would it be?<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join The Panel Station survey and see what people across global markets want to learn next.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af4318 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5af4318\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36616c8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"36616c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/dashboard\/surveys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Participate in Survey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5d3e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc5d3e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a34bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1a34bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Why Does Continuous Learning Require More Than Motivation?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfcdd38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfcdd38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wanting to learn is only the starting point. Continuous learning also requires time, access, structure and opportunities to practise what has been learned.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People may be motivated to build new skills, but busy schedules, unclear priorities or limited resources can make consistency difficult. Without a clear reason to learn and a way to apply new knowledge, even strong motivation can fade.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why sustainable learning depends on habits and support as much as ambition. When learning is built into everyday routines, work and real problems, it becomes easier to continue.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The future of learning may therefore depend less on how motivated people feel and more on whether their environment makes learning possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816a567 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"816a567\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f296d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f296d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>What Does the Future of Learning Look Like?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad2173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aad2173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The future of learning may be less about where education happens and more about how naturally it fits into everyday life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The findings in the related<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12_dp65gjNLwjGfpq4l8yiFKCJZPRZsIqjXYjSNEGzEY\/edit?usp=sharing\"><b>Learning &amp; Growth Trends 2026 report <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">point towards learning that is continuous, practical, digitally enabled and increasingly self-directed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People are learning while working. They are using short digital formats alongside traditional resources. They want opportunities to practise rather than merely absorb information. They are experimenting with AI while continuing to value human learning. And, importantly, they appear willing to enter fields that are completely new to them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education once implied reaching a particular destination. Lifelong learning assumes there will always be another destination.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The advantage of the future may therefore belong less to the person who can say, <\/span><b>&#8220;I already know,&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and more to the person comfortable saying, <\/span><b>&#8220;I can learn.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87584fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87584fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f81d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40f81d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af0ed2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2af0ed2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea88de elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"bea88de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1990\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1990\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 1. What are the biggest learning and growth trends in 2026? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1990\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9fff4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd9fff4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e51ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e51ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning is becoming more continuous, practical, and closely connected to work and everyday life. People are increasingly focused on developing new skills, adapting to change, and learning throughout their careers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 2. How often are people learning something new? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36e564 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d36e564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b198464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b198464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around <\/span><b>41.3% learn something new every day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while <\/span><b>30.5% learn a few times each week<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, showing that learning is becoming a regular part of everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1992\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1992\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 3. How confident are people about learning new things? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1992\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf082a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf082a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8abf6f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8abf6f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confidence is high, with <\/span><b>87.6% rating their ability to learn new things at 4 or 5 out of 5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1993\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1993\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 4. How do people prefer to learn? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1993\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec1438 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ec1438\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2ec74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f2ec74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Hands-on practice leads at 39.1%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by videos and visual learning at 25.3%. Reading, online courses, and learning from others also remain important.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1994\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1994\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 5. Which skills do people want to develop most? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1994\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4746081 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4746081\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ca17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ca17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Digital and technology skills lead at 56.2%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by business and finance at 43.8%, languages at 32.6%, creative skills at 28.9%, and communication skills at 27.3%.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1995\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1995\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 6. What do people want education to focus on more? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1995\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88ef7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e88ef7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9cefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc9cefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learners want greater emphasis on practical life skills, financial literacy, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, critical thinking, and real-world experience. <\/span><b>Practical life skills lead at 55.2%.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1996\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1996\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 7. Will AI replace traditional learning? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1996\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f986f3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f986f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97b645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d97b645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most respondents do not expect AI to replace education completely. <\/span><b>46% believe AI may replace some traditional learning methods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while 35.6% believe traditional learning will remain essential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1997\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1997\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 8. Are people open to learning completely new fields? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1997\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25ed96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a25ed96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0090b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0090b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. <\/span><b>81.3% show strong openness to learning a completely new field<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, suggesting that reskilling and career change are becoming more accepted.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1998\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1998\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 9. Why is practical learning becoming more important? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M143 352.3L7 216.3c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.6-22.6c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l96.4 96.4 96.4-96.4c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-136 136c-9.2 9.4-24.4 9.4-33.8 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1998\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8fb0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c8fb0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba29e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ba29e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People increasingly want learning they can apply in real life. The preference for hands-on practice and demand for practical life skills suggest that learners want education to prepare them for everyday challenges as well as careers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1999\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"10\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1999\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 10. 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