Data points A new lifelong learning report from AMBA & BGA highlights that while almost all graduates consider themselves to be lifelong learners, fewer than half return to their business school to upskill. Tim Banerjee Dhoul outlines the key findings
MOTIVATION COMES FROM WITHIN Intriguingly, AMBA & BGA’s results suggest that there is an internal focus on the self among graduates looking to upskill, as opposed to a reactionary approach to perceived demands imposed by the evolving job market. When asked what their motivations were for pursuing lifelong learning opportunities, 62 per cent cited staying competitive in one’s career. However, this answer was a lowly fourth for popularity among the choices provided. Standing ahead of it were personal growth and self-improvement (92 per cent); curiosity and a desire to explore new ideas (74 per cent); and developing new skills and knowledge for future opportunities (70 per cent). Just
lthough the concept of lifelong learning has become an accepted and pronounced part
In this context, there would be appear to be plenty of room for improvement in the way schools currently engage their alumni in lifelong learning programmes and activities. Right now, courses and qualifications (cited 70 by per cent); workshops, seminars and conferences (68 per cent); and microcredentials or online courses (48 per cent) top the list among those who indicated that they had chosen to update their knowledge and skills. Alumni events and networking opportunities (cited by 57 per cent) and online learning resources or courses (43 per cent), meanwhile, were the most popular choices among those who said they had accessed lifelong learning through the business school from which they graduated.
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of professional life, only 41 per cent of business school graduates have accessed resources in this area from their alma mater , while 55 per cent said they had not. This is a standout finding from a new report from AMBA & BGA, entitled Never stop learning: How business school graduates upskill and connect . Of the 359 global respondents to the AMBA & BGA survey on which this report is based, 98 per cent described themselves as lifelong learners. In addition, 67 per cent said that lifelong learning is extremely important to them on a personal level, while a while a further 30 per cent said it was very important.
16 Business Impact • ISSUE 2 • 2026
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