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THE ROLE OF E-LEARNING AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE WORKFORCE

Authors: Dr.V. Aruna
Pages: 56-69
DOI: 10.70102/PS/V7/05

Abstract

The dynamism of the globalized economy has made conventional forms of
education inadequate, which has contributed to the urgent skills shortage in which industrial
innovation is faster than the traditional human capital formation. The study will discuss the
imminent danger of the obsolescence of the entire workforce by exploring the issue of
educational technology and e-learning as a central determinant of socio-economic stability
in the long run and the integration of learning environments that are inclusive. The study
suggests a four-layer architecture based on the Adaptive Digital-Human Integration (ADHI)
framework using the Access, Processing, Resource, and Sustainability layers as the design
to match the technological infrastructure layer with human cognitive preparedness. The
approach merges a Sustained Growth Algorithm (SGA) to automate workforce preparedness
and applies the Sustainability Index of Human Capital to estimate the interaction between
technology uptake and individual flexibility. The findings based on a sample of 1,200 learner
profiles reveal that the ADHI model is better than conventional paradigms. The most
important statistics are that there is an e-learning retention rate of 55, which is much more
than the 10% in the traditional classrooms. In addition, the model produced a 40 % training
time savings, 80 % user engagement rate, and Transformative Productivity ROI of 1:30. The
adoption of this sustainable e-learning model in organizations showed an increase of 218%
in the amount of revenue per employee as compared to the legacy systems. The study
concludes that the nexus of institutional quality and learner agility is the basis of successful
digital transformation that places e-learning as a structural change that was made
permanent in order to fulfill the global Sustainable Development Goals.

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