For our nation and States to be competitive in today's fast changing economic environment, they must put in much effort and resources in retraining, re-skilling and re-schooling the workforce. Unless efforts, resources and policies are in place for adult workforce of K-economies to upgrade their educational levels and skills, there is every danger of obsolescence and dysfunctionality creeping in. Then K-economy, like most other kinds of economies, will have limited shelf life.