A report from the Foundation for Young Australians predicts that the skills required by workers in the future will be very different from those of today.
The New Work Smarts report anticipates that every job will be transformed by automation over the next two decades. Workers in 2030 will spend more time on critical thinking, problem-solving, and using science and mathematics skills.
The report highlights the need for a shift in education systems to prepare schoolchildren for the future workplace, focusing on cognitive and emotional skills. It suggests a greater emphasis on STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and anticipates a change in the concept of lifelong employment in a single field, with workers making an estimated 17 changes in employers across five different careers during their lifetime.
(http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-27/what-skills-will-the-future-generation-of-workers-need/8747610?pfmredir=sm - original article summarised by ChatGPT 3.5)
STEM and Automation are Needful Skills for Children Today
A report from the Foundation for Young Australians predicts that the skills required by workers in the future will be very different from those of today.
The New Work Smarts report anticipates that every job will be transformed by automation over the next two decades. Workers in 2030 will spend more time on critical thinking, problem-solving, and using science and mathematics skills.
The report highlights the need for a shift in education systems to prepare schoolchildren for the future workplace, focusing on cognitive and emotional skills. It suggests a greater emphasis on STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and anticipates a change in the concept of lifelong employment in a single field, with workers making an estimated 17 changes in employers across five different careers during their lifetime.
(http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-27/what-skills-will-the-future-generation-of-workers-need/8747610?pfmredir=sm - original article summarised by ChatGPT 3.5)