28 percent admit that essential knowledge has slipped away
28 percent admit that essential knowledge has already slipped away
Fully half of education professionals do not hold the right diplomas or certifications. Even so, most are convinced that their knowledge is up to date. In fact, 90 percent say their day-to-day expertise is good, or even excellent. That is one of the conclusions from research conducted by adaptive learning specialist Drillster among more than 1,000 people working in critical roles in sectors such as education, healthcare, and public transport.
Delivering quality without the right credentials
Education staff are confident about their own capabilities. No fewer than 65 percent of professionals believe they can do their job well even when their knowledge is not fully current. Only one in five people working at educational institutions wonders whether they really know enough to perform their job properly.
Looking up forgotten knowledge
Twenty-eight percent acknowledge that important knowledge has faded and that they regularly have to look information up. Employers, respondents say, fall short when it comes to keeping knowledge sharp. Roughly one in five people working in education (22%) report that colleagues have the formal authority to do their job, but lack the necessary proficiency. According to 51 percent, employers should be doing more to close that gap.
Marco van Sterkenburg, CEO at Drillster: “Many education professionals do not have the right paperwork. In the current tight labour market that is understandable. Of course it matters that people in education are formally qualified. Yet a diploma obtained many years ago does not tell the whole story. More important than a certificate is that the people shaping future generations are genuinely competent and able to perform to standard. The sector would be wise to invest in that. You achieve it by helping education staff learn regularly, refresh knowledge, and put it into practice. Employers are responsible for making that possible. In doing so, you stop knowledge from fading and staff waste less time searching for procedures. By ensuring that every employee is always demonstrably competent—beyond simply being authorised—we keep the expertise of people working in education high, and with it the standard of education itself.”
https://drillster.com/nl/download-onderzoek-parate-kennis-in-cruciale-sectoren/
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