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Futurologists believe that 20% of modern professions will disappear in the next 47 years. We will try to answer the question of what specialties will appear in the coming decades and what skills a child should develop now so that he becomes a sought-after specialist in the future.
Due to the rapid changes in the world and the labor market, many will have to “reboot” knowledge, skills and ideas about work. Technology Development : there are fears that robots will replace humans in many areas and their work will depreciate.
What’s Wrong With Modern Jobs
Digitalization is rapidly penetrating into all spheres of life: it is changing the approach to managing enterprises, cities, and even one’s own life. The labor market is also changing. For example, in Russia a project is developing . Its goal is to change the labor market and the education sector in accordance with the new needs of the digital world.
Experts are unanimous in their forecasts: in the near future, virtual reality and 3D printing, unmanned vehicles and robots, neural interfaces and genetic engineering products will become commonplace. We are waiting for the development of renewable energy sources and the creation of systems for smarter climate management.
In this regard, it becomes obvious that the format of school education is outdated: children are taught subjects, instead of focusing on developing skills that will help them remain competitive against the backdrop of increasing automation of work, the development of technology and algorithms.
There is no consensus on the specific skills of the future yet, but here are some options that are being talked about:
- systems thinking
- strategic thinking
- critical thinking
- communication and cooperation
- ecological thinking
- work in conditions of uncertainty
- programming and algorithmic thinking
- multilingualism
- concentration and attention control
- emotional intelligence
- digital literacy
- creation
- creativity
- ability to self-learning and self-organization.
We have studied the forecasts of Russian and foreign futurologists and share some of the professions that may appear in the next 10-20 years.
Personal digital curator
Who is it: the person who manages the virtual load, maintains your apps, software, and online presence, and filters the sources of incoming information.
What skills are needed: systemic and critical thinking, digital literacy, virtual collaboration, multilingualism, concentration and attention management.
Alternative currency consultant
Who is it: specialist in planning an individual financial trajectory. He will analyze the current situation, tell you what to spend on, where to invest and whether you need to buy bitcoin.
What skills are needed: non-standard and systems thinking, digital literacy, intercultural communication, work in conditions of uncertainty.
virtuality architect
Who is it: specialist in designing a virtual world for study, work and leisure. Programs worlds based on the biological and psychological parameters of the user, as well as taking into account his wishes.
What skills are needed: systemic and strategic thinking, programming and algorithmic thinking, concentration and attention management, digital literacy, creativity, creativity.
Bioethical
Who is it: ethical expert who defines the boundaries of acceptable interventions in medical, diagnostic and bioengineering centers for transplantology and genetic modeling.
What skills are needed: systemic and strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, communication and cooperation, ecological thinking.
Digital linguist
Who is it: a specialist who establishes communication between technology and a person. Thanks to him, machines perceive live speech better – this makes machine translation more accurate, and search engines work faster.
What skills are needed: systemic and strategic thinking, programming and algorithmic thinking, concentration and attention management, digital literacy, environmental thinking.
What other professions may appear in the future
Expert forecasts affect all areas: from medicine to space. Virtual world designer, info stylist, media cop, home and medical robot engineer, flying car designer, digital footprint eraser, education and personal growth guide, mixed reality TV program producer, space biologist. Other professions by region can be found in from the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo.
How to test a child’s skills and understand how to develop them
Perhaps the school system will someday have solutions to test the skills of the future. But as we know, such a huge system needs time to adapt to changes. Right now, an educational initiative is taking place among schoolchildren in grades 2-11 — an online challenge to test the skills of the future.
The main focus of the Olympiad is on three competencies that can be developed within the framework of the school curriculum. Learning English develops the skill of communication, mathematics – systems thinking, and computer science works with the ability to think in algorithms.