1. Education in the digital society

2. Three subjects Highlights of SER report (2016)
Dutch policy on Life Long Learning
Involvement of the SER

3. People and technology: working together
Technological changes and their impact
On organisations
On quality of work
On labour

4. Technological changes and their impact
On organisations
On quality of work
On labour

5. Technology and their impact
On organizations

6. Technological changes and their impact
On organisations
On quality of work
On labour

8. Technological changes and their impact
On organisations
On quality of work
On labour

11. Participation in Life Long Learning

12. The Netherlands – a case study
Wealthy country
17 million inhabitants, 8.7 million people at work, unemployment 3.7%
ICT, building, care and education are in need of new people
The importance to redefine education: Life Long Learning 18%
Current situation: life long learning is increasing differences
Higher skilled people participate the most
Lower skilled people participate the least
Flex workers often are not allowed
Elderly people less so

13. Brand new Dutch policy
The need for a game changer: a positive and strong learning culture
for everybody
Goal: people take charge of their own destiny
By:
Providing information on various learning possibilities
Individual learning budgets
Providing the right conditions:
Sufficient support for those in need
Enforce the learning culture in small companies
Stimulate flexible education

14. The need for experiments
Behavioural Insights Network NL

15. Role of the Dutch Social Economic Council
Goal: to encourage a culture of learning
How:
By organizing meetings
By connecting (regional) initiatives
By exchanging best and bad practices
By identifying barriers that can be solved on a national level
Three years programme

16. Focus
boards
professionals
people, companies, schools

17. Key message: it will be a challenge
Lots of changes are needed:
Educational systems, legislation, funds of social partners
Changing behaviour is extremely difficult
Knowing is not doing:
Having the knowledge does not mean you will act on it