Research shows that most of the children who enter elementary school today will be employed in professions that do not yet exist. Technology has been rapidly modifying the labor market and bringing changes that affect the modern world. In addition, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought an acceleration of digital processes to the market, in response to the continuity strategies of many companies.
Faced with this dynamic, many jobs will emerge in areas that are evolving, such as technological skills. In the World Future Society article, “70 jobs by 2030: emerging professions and how to create them,” author Cynthia G. Wagner identifies three paths that lead to the jobs that will be created in the future: adding new skills to existing jobs, combining skills and functions from different jobs or industries to create new specialties, and the need for problem solving.
Regardless of the accelerated changes in the labor market, responsibility and the ability to work as a team, for example, are values that add to the professional. Knowing yourself, your talents, and the types of tasks and work environments in which you perform best will also allow you to better identify appropriate challenges in the future.
We are living in a time of digital transformation, in which robots and machines are performing tasks ever faster and at a low cost. Many professions are losing their demand and new professions are emerging to keep up with technology. Children are naturally curious and skilled, and their interests must be awakened with new tasks, challenges, to discover new skills. For them to succeed in the future, they must learn to be independent thinkers and problem solvers. Children will need to become lifelong learners, exploring the world in different areas of knowledge. In this way, we help to improve the future and create equal opportunities for all.
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