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The article describes how this extensive research project, Study of Human Capital in Poland (BKL), seeks the answers to the key questions about the future asked by schoolchildren, students, employees, employers, and public institutions responsible for the shaping of policy related to human capital at both national and regional level. The paper aims to give an overview of the problem which is the quastion what competences to hone to build the best professional career, one that will be in demand in the face of dynamic economic changes. Analysis of competence is one of the key elements of the project Human Capital because of its importance for assessing the quality of human capital. The last part of the paper marks how these research results pose a challenge for adult education.