The Professions of the Future Are Calling You

Professions of the future,

When we look at human history, we see that the technological developments that have occurred in the last 100 years are greater than those in the rest of history. This situation manifests itself as change / transformation in all areas of life.

Today, change / transformation processes have accelerated in all areas of life, from industry to agriculture, from banking to health, from transportation to public services, through technologies called Industry 4.0, especially artificial intelligence, autonomous robots, big data, internet of things, augmented reality and virtual reality, new generation smart sensor technologies, cyber security, cloud computing.

Today's students, who will be the professionals of the future, will build the future of not only themselves, but also their country and the world, in line with the knowledge and skills they will gain. In this regard, it is important to increase students' awareness levels and guide them according to their abilities. In the report prepared by McKinsey, it is stated that 400 - 800 million people in the world may lose their jobs by 2030, and 75 - 375 million of them will gain new skills and do different jobs. Additionally, the report mentions that there will be new job opportunities for 900 million people despite those who lost their jobs. Therefore, those who renew themselves and develop their own competencies will adapt to the transformation processes and even gain an advantage.

While all these developments and transformations are taking place, the transformation of working styles is also taking place rapidly. It is a fact that the forms of remote working, which the pandemic conditions have taught the whole world, are rapidly becoming widespread and are not only limited to the pandemic but have become permanent and effective. The increase in mind-intensive work instead of body-intensive work shows how important it is for people to improve themselves.

As ERA Colleges, we will examine the professions of the future and the competencies of the future together in a series of articles, and we will act to raise secondary and high school students who have acquired the 21st Century skills of the developing world.