Introduction. We live in a world of social construction and reconstruction, in a world of VUCA (acronym for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) of the surrounding reality, thus generating the demand for integral human development which begins in the family and continues in the diverse spaces in which individuals function. Following the changes we are experiencing, it is worth highlighting two complex spaces: education and the labour market, which, after the family, should play two of the most important roles in human development. Aim. The purpose of this paper is to share reflections on the interdependence of spaces, which are education and the labour market. Taking into account the social transformations, of which we are a part, I would like to pay special attention to the points of contact between these spaces and propose to perceive the title spaces through the prism of common needs and goals, to treat them as a system of connected vessels. Results. The analysis of the subject literature leads to the conclusion that the reconstruction of the approach to the relationship between education and the labour market will allow looking at the individual in a more holistic way, integrating different roles in which we function during life. It will change the way of thinking about education, as the main purpose of which is to prepare individuals to function in the labour market, but it will also open a broader perspective, in which development and education will be identified with the individual in general, and not only with the roles in which it functions.