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1.IntroductiontotheEdTechmarket
1.1.Introduction
InthisbookIwouldliketotakealookatthefastevolvingmarketofskills
pertainingtoprogramingandcomputerscienceandtheirsignificanceincon-
temporaryworldwhichhasbeengoingthroughademandingtimesince,unex-
pectedly,theworldgotcaughtinthecompletelynewsituationoftheCOVID-19
emergencyinMarch2020.Itisnowobviousthateventhough,withtheprog-
ressofvaccinationandslowlygrowingherdimmunity,therearesomepositive
outlooksforcomingoutofthepandemiccrisis,thesituationonthejobmarket
willbea“newnormal”andthattherewillbeclearwinnersandlosers.Amongst
thelatter,wewillfindlow-skillandmedium-skilljobswhichwillbedecreasing
slowlyandnogrowthinthesetypesofjobsispredictedinmostlabormarket
analysesandreports.Service-relatedjobsinmanysectorswereunderlock-down
andthesituationofitsworkersdeteriorated.Atthesametime,technology-related
jobswereinmanyreportsandratingsatthetopasregardsthenumberofjob
postingsandalsointermsofsalariesońered.Technologyjobsareoneofthe
mostimportantoptionsworldwide,availablenotonlyforyouth,asaguarantee
ofsecureemployment,butalsoforpeoplewhoareaimingattheirsecondcareer
orsometimestheultimateone.
Tescenarioforthefutureofworkispromisingforhigh-skilljobs,while
theprospectsforlow-skilledemployeesarequitegrim.Beforethepandemic,
theoccupationsthatwerehitmostweremid-incomejobs,mostlywhite-collar
employeesinomcesandproductionworkers.1Butnow,duringtheCovid-19
pandemic,wecanseethatthegroupswhichhavebeenańectedthemostwere
thoseintheservicesectorandlow-skilljobs.AsMcKinseyInstitutepredicts:
“Morethanhalfofthelow-wageworkersincurrentlydecliningoccupations
mayneedashiftooccupationsrequiringdińerentskillsinhigherwagebrack-
1“TefutureofworkaferCovid-19”
,McKinseyInstitute18.02.2021,link:https://www.mckinsey.
com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-afer-covid-19#,retrieved:5.05.2021,p.14.
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