Globalization, technological change, intense competition, changing labour market demand, economic and political change encourage young people to take higher risks when choosing future study pathways and career as well as appropriate strategies. What skills and abilities should be acquired in order to be flexible and adapt to technological change? What are the skills and abilities that allow you to develop dynamic capabilities and what are the benefits of physics education? This leads to the question of how some young people are able to successfully adapt to the changing labour market and the dynamics of change in general, also being able to develop their careers. The article analyses the determinants of sustainable competitive advantage, provided by the successive and systematic acquisition of Physics in the context of Latvian education. The paper evaluates necessary skills and abilities which can be developed at the secondary level, analysing and planning the interaction between the physics education process and technological development. The article also highlights the direction of future research.