Arts et Métiers NEOMA Business School co-publish the white paper "Training for the jobs of tomorrow"

The importance of bringing together the perspectives of engineers and managers

Increased digitalization, hybridization of skills, the central role of agility in turning complexity into opportunity... Long before the Covid-19 crisis, companies were facing many challenges. The global pandemic has now accelerated these transformations. It is in this context thatArts et Métiers NEOMA Business School are co-publishing the white paper "Training for the jobs of tomorrow."

"The skills required by companies are changing rapidly. This is a fundamental issue that we are fully addressing, both at NEOMA andArts et Métiers. The skills of tomorrow will be hybrid because we need to learn to work differently and with different profiles. Professions and practices are changing. It is therefore important to exchange views and, as a business school, to engage in dialogue with engineering schools," explains Delphine Manceau, Executive Director of NEOMA Business School.

New work organizations are emerging, and we need to figure out how to train more and more engineering managers.

"It is still rare to see contributions from engineering and management schools coming together. However, we are finding that our practices are not so different after all. We therefore need to work together more. New ways of working are emerging, and we need to figure out how to train more and more engineering managers. This white paper reflects many of the ideas we are exploring every day in this area," adds Laurent Champaney, CEO ofArts et Métiers.

This book, available for free download, is aimed at students, academics, and businesses alike. It invites readers to reflect on the major employment trends of the next 20 years. It also identifies the new needs and expectations of the world of work in the face of ongoing transformations and analyzes how higher education institutions can respond to them.

From the classroom to the workplace: becoming an active participant in a changing environment 

In a cross-disciplinary approach, the white paper "Training for the jobs of tomorrow" gives a voice to academia, businesses, and students to develop a fundamental reflection centered around three major themes:

• "Living in a changing society" : this first chapter, which features François Taddei, Director of the CRI, takes stock of the major challenges facing youth education and employment in the coming years in the context of what is now known as "the third industrial revolution." Several inspiring initiatives, particularly those implemented in universities and grandes écoles, combined with studies and testimonials from experts and students, illustrate this reflection.
• "Working in changing companies": this second part, which includes an interview with Michel Mudry, President of the Industry of the Future Development Fund, addresses companies' expectations. By analyzing the changes they are currently undergoing, the key skills that will make a difference tomorrow, and the jobs of the future, the book invites readers to take a realistic look at a professional environment that is currently under construction.
• "Get the right training so you don't get left behind": this final chapter addresses the importance of appropriate training in order to successfully navigate this changing environment. Experiential learning, hybridization of skills and learning, lifelong learning... More than ever, higher education is deploying the necessary resources to train agile talent capable of adapting to any situation. On this occasion, Maurice Thévenet, Professor and former General Delegate of the FNEFE (National Foundation for Business Management Education), discusses the major challenges of training and management in the years to come.