Trends of the Future Blog Entry

Tuesday - 21/06/2016

Out of this session what I found most interesting was the new developments that were being made and how they were changing the jobs. It was interesting to learn about which jobs would be more common in the future and which would be decreasing throughout the future. I am very comfortable with the Information Technology area as I use new and upgraded technology daily and am still continuing to learn new programs, software, techniques and basics or the modern advancement of technology. The most interesting infographic shown for me was the data representing that over 75%if jobs and careers would contain advanced knowledge or either science, mathematics, technology or engineering and I was fascinated about how far society has advanced for these aspects to be the most important skills for future careers, Out of the top 3 growth industries, I was surprised by the health care and social assistance and how after the current retiring generation is completely out of the workforce, just how many jobs will be open due to them leaving the workforce as well as them requiring more of us to help in the new careers and workforce. Out of the tertiary qualified jobs and the vocational trade jobs, I do not lean towards either as the career in which I am aiming for was not listed in these but may also not be affected by this growth as it is not a career that can be easily reduced. I believe that knowing this information and learning about the trends and the future of the workforce is incredibly important when searching for an appropriate career as you may come across a career that you prefer only for it to be demolished before you can join it.