Both Industry and Higher Education have started to respond to the need to develop 21st century skills but there is still a long way to go. Some students, after doing heavy research and discovering their self-awareness, may continue to toy with different routes that will best equip them for a successful future, while the more self-motivated students may stick to the path of a university degree or choose the more structured and guided training format.

Higher education participation and progress has long been linked to socio-economic status. Under normal circumstances, this is cause for concern. The current global pandemic has revealed intrinsic weaknesses within the higher education system surrounding student inequality. And now, it is demanding we respond to them.