Volume 24 Issue 33 28 Oct 2016 26 Tishri 5777

Careers

Claire Pech

Claire Pech

Careers

Last week I attended the 2016 National Conference for Career Advisors. This is where careers staff from all the schools in NSW get together to hear about what is new, trending, failing and soaring in the world of careers. For a career-nerd like me, I absolutely love these days! It is also a great time to hear what other schools are doing and how we can best assist our own students. Over the next few weeks I will draw attention to some key issues that stood out.

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Digital Disruption – Rowan Kunz, The Art of Smart Education, How Technology is disrupting the Future of Careers (Part 1 Week 3)

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Rowan raised some key elements in his talk about the future of careers for young people:

Moore’s Law – that the power of computing doubles every year, has been around since the 1970s. By 2045 artificial intelligence will be possible. By 2035, 44% of current jobs will be automated by technology.

The least at-risk areas are:

  • Medical practitioners
  • Education
  • Midwifery and nursing
  • Advertising

So you need to choose a job where your role cannot be taken over by a machine.

The most at risk:

  • Accounting
  • Office administration
  • Sales and services
  • Entry-level and casual jobs

This will affect young people and job seekers straight from University.

  • Automation/Globalisation/Outsourcing will affect the world we work in
  • Low level and admin roles are and continue to be outsourced to Asia
  • There will be less chance to get to higher positions due to globalisation.

Bad news statistics

  • One in three people are unemployed or underemployed
  • One in three university graduates cannot find full-time work
  • One in two vocational graduates cannot find work
  • 60% of university students are currently training for jobs that won’t exist in the future
  • It may take seven years to find full-time work after University (most posts will be part-time contracts, rather than full-time)

Good news statistics

  • One in four employers want to hire more people
  • 41% cannot find skilled workers

So what do our young people need for the job market of the future? Wait for Part 2 in Week 4 to find out more. 

UNSW: bridging courses

Prospective students are very interested in bridging courses. The link below outlines information for students to understand how they work and their course content. 

www.science.unsw.edu.au/future-students/bridging-course-timetable