# Workforce Development — Sylvain Kalache URL: https://www.sylvainkalache.com/topics/workforce-development My writing, talks, podcasts, and projects about Workforce Development. ## Selected work - [Life-Long Learning in the 4th Industrial Revolution](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/life-long-learning-in-the-4th-industrial-revolution.md) (2020-12-22; UNESCO): UNESCO International Youth Conference keynote on why education must shift from memorization to problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration. - [An Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/an-education-for-the-4th-industrial-revolution-flii-2020.md) (2020-02-19; FLII — New Ventures): Talk at the Latin American Impact Investing Forum (FLII X) in Mérida, Mexico on how project-based, peer-driven education models prepare the next generation of engineers, representing Holberton School. - [New Societies Require a New Skills-Oriented Pedagogy](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/new-societies-require-a-new-skills-oriented-pedagogy.md) (2019-12-01; Inter-American Development Bank): Inter-American Development Bank talk on rethinking pedagogy to focus on skills over credentials in the modern economy. - [Forget free college. The future of the US workforce depends on a higher education worth paying for](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/forget-free-college-the-future-of-the-us-workforce-depends-on-a-higher-education-worth-paying-for.md) (2019-11-08; CNBC): Why making college free misses the point — the real challenge is making education relevant, practical, and aligned with workforce needs. - [An Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/an-education-for-the-4th-industrial-revolution.md) (2019-06-01; StartSe): How project-based, peer-driven education models are preparing the next generation of engineers for a rapidly changing world. - [Show Me the Money: Is Lowering Costs in Higher Education an Economic Imperative?](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/show-me-the-money-is-lowering-costs-in-higher-education-an-economic-imperative.md) (2019-04-01; ASU GSV Summit): ASU GSV Summit panel on the economics of higher education and whether cost reduction is essential for the future of workforce development. - [Six Ways to Diversify Your Workforce](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/six-ways-to-diversify-your-workforce.md) (2019-03-06; Forbes): Actionable strategies for building a more diverse workforce — from pipeline programs to inclusive hiring practices. - [Education Technology for the Future of the Workforce](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/education-technology-for-the-future-of-the-workforce.md) (2019-01-01; Lab4U Talks): Interview on Lab4U Talks about how education technology is shaping the future workforce and the role of alternative training models. - [The New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Jobs](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/the-new-generation-of-artificial-intelligence-jobs.md) (2018-09-21; The New York Times): How AI is creating entirely new job categories and what skills workers need to fill them. - [Improving tech education doesn't start with tech](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/improving-tech-education-doesn-t-start-with-tech.md) (2018-08-30; VentureBeat): Why fixing technical education requires addressing systemic issues in access, pedagogy, and workforce alignment before adding more technology. - [How the Best Managers Find Hidden Tech Talent](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/how-the-best-managers-find-hidden-tech-talent.md) (2018-07-01; CIO): Strategies for engineering managers to discover and recruit talented developers from non-traditional backgrounds. - [Apprenticeships could solve tech's diversity problem](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/apprenticeships-could-solve-tech-s-diversity-problem.md) (2018-01-15; VentureBeat): How apprenticeship models borrowed from traditional trades could create more diverse, accessible pathways into the tech industry. - [Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/education-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution.md) (2018-01-01; World Economic Forum): A World Economic Forum podcast exploring how education systems must adapt to prepare workers for the fourth industrial revolution. - [Higher Education Innovation Summit](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/higher-education-innovation-summit.md) (2017-12-17; C-SPAN): Presenting at the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Innovation Summit on rethinking how we prepare students for the tech workforce. - [8 Predictions for the Future of Work](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/8-predictions-for-the-future-of-work.md) (2017-12-01; World Economic Forum): The World Economic Forum outlines eight predictions for how work, education, and skills will evolve in the coming decades. - [Silicon Valley sucks at training software engineers — and why it matters](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/silicon-valley-sucks-at-training-software-engineers-and-why-it-matters.md) (2017-11-01; VentureBeat): The Bay Area leads the world in software but has failed to build scalable, accessible pipelines for the next generation of engineers. - [Filling Amazon's 50,000 jobs means finding new ways to train software engineers in the U.S.](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/filling-amazon-s-50-000-jobs-means-finding-new-ways-to-train-software-engineers-in-the-u-s.md) (2017-09-18; VentureBeat): Amazon's massive hiring push highlights the shortage of trained software engineers and the need for alternative education pathways. - [Help wanted: Americans don't need more degrees, they need training](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/help-wanted-americans-don-t-need-more-degrees-they-need-training.md) (2017-08-01; VentureBeat): College degrees are an expensive, slow path to employment. The case for competency-based, project-driven technical education that scales. - [Dev bootcamp shuttering shows challenges of teaching coal miners to code](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/dev-bootcamp-shuttering-shows-challenges-of-teaching-coal-miners-to-code.md) (2017-07-13; VentureBeat): The closure of Dev Bootcamp exposes the gap between coding bootcamp hype and the reality of building sustainable technical education at scale. - [How the Rooney Rule Is Changing Tech Hiring](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/how-the-rooney-rule-is-changing-tech-hiring.md) (2017-04-18; Fortune): Applying the NFL's Rooney Rule to tech hiring — requiring diverse candidate slates to address the industry's representation gap. - [Pathways to Youth Employment — Apprenticeships and Work-based Training](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/pathways-to-youth-employment-apprenticeships-and-work-based-training.md) (2017-04-16; GAN Global): Speaker at the Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) conference in Johannesburg on apprenticeship models and work-based training as a path to youth employment, representing Holberton School. - [Dear President Trump: Those jobs aren't coming back — and why would we want them to?](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/dear-president-trump-those-jobs-aren-t-coming-back-and-why-would-we-want-them-to.md) (2017-02-20; VentureBeat): Automation is reshaping the workforce. Instead of bringing back old jobs, the focus should be on training workers for the jobs of the future. - [Is It Time to Kill the Whiteboard Interview?](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/is-it-time-to-kill-the-whiteboard-interview.md) (2016-11-21; Dice): Why whiteboard interviews fail to assess real engineering skills and what alternative approaches companies should consider. - [Next Generation of Software Engineers Need Training, Not Retraining](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/next-generation-of-software-engineers-need-training-not-retraining.md) (2016-09-01; CIO): The tech industry needs to invest in training new engineers from the ground up rather than constantly retraining existing workers. [All work](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/index.md)