Adolescents are growing up in a transforming world. Technology, migration, climate change, and conflict are reshaping society, forcing people across the globe to adapt to unexpected changes in their lives and work. To keep up, adolescents need education and skills to become lifelong learners, secure productive work, make informed decisions, and positively engage in their communities. To support lifelong learning and employment, it is important that children develop basic secondary-level skills – like transferable, digital, and job-specific skills at an early age. It is imperative that skilling and education are blended together in the school curriculum for children to understand its significance at an early age.