Careers
How Technology is disrupting the Future of Careers by Rowan Kunz
Two weeks ago I attended an Annual Careers Advisors Conference and we had a talk by Rowan with some fascinating facts I wanted to impart to our students. Last week I shared the first part of that summary and this is Part 2.
So what skills do our students now need?
- Re-think the world of work as we (adults) know it
- The life-long job has gone
- Young people need different skills from what their parents needed
- Young people will have 17+ jobs in (at least) five different career industries
- Young people need a portfolio of skills:
- They need to be global
- They need to be flexible
- They need to be multidisciplinary.
Future Growth Arenas (identified by Alex Ross in The Industries of the Future)
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Robotics (automation) – will play a key role in supporting aged care which will be a $410bn industry by 2020
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Genomics – DNA Sequencing – expecting huge growth to $22bn by 2020
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Big Data – Language/agriculture/finance/robotics/genomics – improving efficiencies.
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The Internet of Things – $19bn per year industry
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Cyber Security – $175bn industry by 2017 (next year!)
What does it mean for young people, where should they focus?
- The STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)
- Multicultural thinking
- Foreign languages
- Technical languages (e.g Python programming language)
- Coding skills
- Maker spaces – places for students to work collaboratively and creatively
- Volunteering experiences
Degrees for the future
- Cyber security
- Computer science
- Bio/Mechanical Engineering
- Biotechnology
Which careers are future proof as far as we can see?
Enterprise Skills
Examining 4.2 million online job listings, what do employers want?
- Enterprise and communication skills (communications, presentation, teamwork, creativity)
- Digital literacy
- Entrepreneurship (not in the buzz word way but in its true form) of being able to undertake a grand project, from start to finish
- Career Skills – Linkedin, Brand Creation, Brand Identity
I hope this gives you all food for thought.
Khan Academy
This website features an extensive video library, practice exercises, and assessments. It covers K-12 Mathematics, Science, Finance, History and more: www.khanacademy.org/
Jobs of the future: Examining workforce trends
Design Centre Enmore
Anyone who wants to get into fashion and design should attend this open day at the end of November from 10 am to 3 pm at the Design Centre, 110 Edgeware Rd, Enmore. The Centre is open for two days and students get to see major works and get inspired. You need to leave your TAFE prejudice at the door, as anyone in the fashion industry knows this Centre is a world class leader producing designers such as Alex Perry, Nicky Zimmerman and Dion Lee to name a few!
sydneytafe.edu.au/newsevents/events/design-centre-enmore-open-day-2016
TEDx talk – Why some of us don’t have one true calling
This is a great TED talk about not knowing your calling in life as you have lots of interests. I found this interesting and in light of the multidisciplinary nature of skills of the future, this will ease anyone’s anxiety at now knowing “What you want to be when you grow up”!
www.ted.com/talks/emilie_wapnick_why_some_of_us_don_t_have_one_true_calling