Forecasting Future Skill Requirements for Education Staff with an AI Agent

Abstract

Digitalization is changing the future of work and the skills required at work, which challenges the ability of educational organizations to anticipate skills needs. Häme University of Applied Sciences has launched development work to build an artificial intelligence agent to support experts in understanding future skills needs. Artificial intelligence operates as part of a complex adaptive system, in which the interaction between humans and artificial intelligence changes the dynamics related to educational planning and the anticipation of skills needs. This is a transformative change, in which a new actor changes structures, bringing with it adaptability, continuous learning and data-driven decision-making. This change has implications for roles, skills, processes and the logic of decision-making. The article examines how an artificial intelligence agent is changing the educational planning system, and what kind of skills or abilities its optimal utilization requires from both pedagogical leaders and teachers. In addition, we examine how artificial intelligence can support the building of unit and organizational competence.

Keywords: Education System, Complex Adaptive System, Competence Portfolio, Artificial Intelligence, Co-creations, Human And AI Interaction

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1007379