Sunday, January 6, 2019

Training the workforce of the future - the Daily Mail

Education in America will need to adapt to prepare students for the next generation of jobs - including 'data trash engineer' and 'head of machine personality design.' Careers that used to safely dodge the high-tech bullet will soon require at least a basic grasp of things like web design, computer programming and robotics - presenting a new challenge for colleges and universities.  A projected 85 percent of the jobs that today's college students will have in 2030 haven't been invented yet.  The coming high-tech changes are expected to touch a wider variety of career paths than ever before. Many experts say American universities aren't ready for the change because the high-tech skills most workers will need are currently focused just on people specializing in science, technology, engineering and math https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6512721/Training-workforce-future-Education-America-need-adapt-prepare-students-generation-jobs.html