Stream 3
Future-Ready Workforce
Re-configuring the 'who' of work
A digital economy requires human capabilities to interact with evolving technologies. We cannot expect tasks to be predictable: uncertainty demands that workers learn, adapt, and proactively solve problems (Stream 1). Networked operations (Stream 2) lead to more interdependence and thus a greater demand for relational skills. Stream 3 will support the capability transitions that these changes require of Australian workers. This is the ‘who' of future work.
Lead Chief Investigators:
1. Professor Eva Kyndt
2. Associate Professor Char-lee McLennan
3. Professor Dean Lusher
4. Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz
Key Research Sub-Theme
This Stream focuses on:
3A. Future-Ready Workforces & Sustainable Careers
Identifying how workforce skills shift with technology, helping businesses and employees stay ahead of industry disruptions.
3B. Optimising Outcomes
of Skills Transitions
Supporting economic growth by reducing employer investment risks and ensuring a digitally capable workforce.
3C. Meeting Skills Shortages by Connecting Education and Work
Creating stronger connections between learning institutions and businesses to equip workers with future-ready skills.
Professor Eva Kyndt
3D. Knowledge Transfer Vulnerabilities in Workforce Informal Networks
Closing knowledge gaps within organisations by improving informal learning systems, benefiting all —especially vulnerable workers.
3E. Leadership for Future-ready Workforces
Equipping leaders with the tools to effectively navigate digital transformation, remote work and AI adoption with confidence.
Lead Chief Investigators:
Professor Eva Kyndt
Stream 3 Lead
Stream 3 Lead
Future-Ready Workforces
and Sustainable Careers
Associate Professor
Char-lee McLennan
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Optimising Outcomes
of Skills Transitions
Professor Dean Lusher
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Knowledge Transfer Vulnerabilities in Workforce Informal Networks
Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz
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Leadership for Future-Ready Workforces
