Young Adults’ Perceptions of The Future of Work Examining Their Education and Employment Plans

Abstract

Society is about to undergo another significant and transformative change–a Fourth Industrial Revolution, according to Klaus Schwab (2016), founding director of the World Economic Forum and Professor of Economics: “we stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work and relate to one another”. How the technological revolution of this forthcoming revolution will change the way we work, and the future of work more generally is becoming an increasing concern of governments, policymakers and the academic community writ large.