BCG's Sagar Goel offers a lesson on becoming a lifelong learner, sharing practical examples from a partnership with the Singaporean government that helped thousands of workers transition into new careers.

When rapid technological change requires employees to dynamically upskill and reskill, again and again, a static college degree begins to seem less relevant.

With the average half-life of skills now less than five years—and half that in some tech fields—organizations need a new approach to reskilling their workforce.