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Oct 16, 2020

COVID-19 presents challenges – and opportunities – for education and workforce training. Image: REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski

Samantha Sault

Writer, Washington DC and Geneva

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We need a global reskilling revolution – here's why

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CEOs say reskilling and upskilling are needed to close the skills gap Image: PwC

COVID-19's staggering impact on global education Image: Statista/UNESCO

These are some of the fastest-growing professions of the future. We need skills to match. Image: World Economic Forum

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