Oppenheimer Film Discussion for Philosophy and Film
Preparing Students for the Rapidly Changing World of Work
1. Preparing Students for the Rapidly
Changing World of Work
NJCCVTS Summer Meeting
July 25, 2019
JaneOates@WorkingNation.com
2. Technology is Changing All Jobs…
● 25% of US jobs (36 million jobs) will face high exposure
to automation in the next 3 years (Brookings Institute)
● Every job will be impacted by technology
● Routine, predictable physical and cognitive tasks are
the most vulnerable to complete automation
● Competencies vs. Degrees
3. ..At Unprecedented Speed
• Between June, 2016 and June, 2018 the number of job
postings with Artificial Intelligence or ‘Machine Learning”
increased by 100% (Indeed)
• In 2018 87% of all data had been created in the last two
years ( National Academy of Sciences)
• “The pace of change has never been this fast and it will
never be this slow again..”
President Trudeau, WEF 2018
4. What’s Driving the Changes ?
● Globalization
● Technology across sectors
● Adoption of AI
● Disconnected Education
● Shedding and Creation of new jobs
● A talent shortage
5. Where are the New Jobs?
• Cybersecurity
• Healthcare
• Artificial Intelligence
• Software Developer
• Cloud and Machine Learning
• Java Developer /Python Developer (front end, full stack)
• Data Analytics
7. The New Education
Industry led and driven
Competency-Based
Uses technology as a tool to intensify and accelerate learning
Driven by project based learning
Experiential learning opportunities
Accelerate time to degree
Stackable credentials
9. The New Normal
Academics Technical Skills High School Life
Students Career and Technical Academy Parents
Industry County Colleges Colleges and Universities
10. What are the right measures ?
• Pathways to post-secondary
• Relevant credentials
• Dual enrollment
• Depth of employer partnerships
• Mentoring
• Work-based learning
11. What’s next
● Digitalization
● More Career Exploration
● Increased concurrent earning opportunities
● More opportunities for CTE teachers
● Team teaching with business
● Competitions run by industry
● More information, more data, more data analytics….