The COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of jobs across sectors. And although unemployment benefits were made available at the outset, few have since thought critically about, and invested in, solutions. In a modern economy that demands constant learning, however, the public and private sectors must work together to reskill and upskill the workforce. Emerging technology has seized on the disruption to our physical lives by providing solutions that will engage learners across the globe. The question remains: How can we create a complementary system that provides the tools needed in a digital era?