by studentrg | May 29, 2018 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Cyber Security, Jobs of the Future, STEM
We recently overheard this conversation at a college admissions fair . . . A high school student said to another, “When I told my dad I was planning to work in cybersecurity, he said, `Forget it, those careers won’t be around for more than the next few years.’” Her...
by studentrg | May 25, 2018 | Career Pathways, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Student Research Foundation Research
“The Top 5 Skills Every College Student Needs to Acquire Before Graduation,” an article that Christina DesMarais recently wrote for Inc., says that before graduating from college, today’s students should know how to . . . Code Develop for AI Understand Agile computer...
by studentrg | May 10, 2018 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Jobs of the Future, Online Courses
When deciding what courses they should be offering, colleges often use a simple process of subtraction . . . The skills workers need – minus the skills their college teaches = equals the skills they should be teaching, but are not That way of thinking makes...
by studentrg | Feb 5, 2018 | Career Pathways, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Jobs of the Future
Many analysts agree that a lot of jobs will be lost to machines in the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” that is dawning. Very well. But there must be some jobs that will increase in number. Which will they be? “Jobs and the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” an article on...
by studentrg | Dec 18, 2017 | Career Pathways, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Jobs of the Future
“. . . between 400 million and 800 million individuals could be displaced by automation and need to find new jobs by 2030 around the world . . . New jobs will be available, based on our scenarios of future labor demand and the net impact of automation.” “What the...
by studentrg | Oct 13, 2017 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Cyber Security
While we often talk to kids about cyber security and the need to protect their personal online information, are we properly educating them about the possibilities of cyber-security careers and the skills and knowledge to obtain such jobs? As we recognize National...
