Preparing young people for the future of work on the African continent in the context of high unemployment, poor educational quality and access, and the rapidly changing nature of work due to globalisation and technological shifts, makes such an undertaking a complex and multifaceted task. Much research focuses on the technological, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), entrepreneurial or “hard skills” (Balcar, 2016) that will be needed as digital innovation redefines the role of human beings in work in the face of Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data and machine learning, amongst other digital innovations. Others focus on the “soft skills” that young people will need in the future, with many speaking of the ‘agility’ and ‘curiosity’ required of young people in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and of the analytical, creative and critical-thinking skills that no robot or artificial intelligence modality will be able to emulate.

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