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More Than Half of Australians Training for Soon-to-be-extinct Careers

posted by martyb on Friday August 28 2015, @06:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the studying-what-to-study dept.

zafiro17 writes:

The article comes out of the Australian press, but unless there's something truly unique about the Australian job market, it's almost certainly true elsewhere as well: a recent study shows more than half of young Australians are receiving college education to persue careers that will soon no longer exist. Thank robotics, industry consolidation, and the nature of the markets for the shrinking number of ways you will some day be able to earn a living.

There's a flip side to the debate, of course: there are certainly new things coming that haven't even been invented yet, that will provide job opportunities. But the trick is positioning yourself appropriately to take advantage of the new chances.

The not-for-profit group, which works with young Australians to create social change, says the national curriculum is stuck in the past and digital literacy, in particular, needs to be boosted. Foundation chief executive Jan Owen says young people are not prepared for a working life that could include five career changes and an average of 17 different jobs.

She says today's students will be affected by three key economic drivers: automation, globalisation and collaboration. "Many jobs and careers are disappearing because of automation," Ms Owen said. "The second driver is globalisation — a lot of different jobs that we're importing and exporting. And then thirdly collaboration which is all about this new sharing economy."

How does one future-proof his/her life and career?

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  • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Friday August 28 2015, @07:46AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Friday August 28 2015, @07:46AM (#228882) Journal

    So I try to beat the cow AC, and I get modded Troll. I fear that in the future, there will not even be any jobs making fun of Australians, one of the easiest jobs and one that does not take much training. Of course, the main competition for such jobs comes from Aussies themselfs, who are much better at it due to long practice and lots of training in soon to be obsolete jobs. But at least they aren't Wyomingites!

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Friday August 28 2015, @12:53PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday August 28 2015, @12:53PM (#228957) Journal

    I fear that in the future, there will not even be any jobs making fun of Australians, one of the easiest jobs and one that does not take much training.

    Yes, it's nearly as easy as making fun of Kiwis, for whom you need only add "sheep" to any context...

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