Future Skills 2030-Prepare for the 4th Industrial Revolution

The future of work is changing fast - know the technologies driving change and key skills to future-proof your career.

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Mar 2024
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What you will learn

Course participants will gain a very good overview of the key technologies impacting on all our lives, now in 2024 and into the future

Other forces of change are also discussed such as Globalisation, Climate Change, Demographics, Geo-Politics and the recent COVID-19 pandemic

Students will understand the key hard and soft skills needed to prepare for the future of work and how to up-skill and re-skill

Students interested in career change will learn which types of jobs are in and which type of jobs are out over the coming years to 2030 and beyond

Apart from jobs, the course examines the need for entrepreneurial skills and to diversify your livelihood

Students will be able to advise others such as their own children on the skills and careers of the future as we look towards 2030 and beyond.

By the end of the course students will have created a Personal Skill Development Plan to prepare for the future of work

Description

Today we are at the beginning of what has been termed the 4th Industrial Revolution - a period of rapid technological and economic transformation. This isn’t about some ‘far future’ of work.  In many ways the future is already here (but it is just not evenly distributed!).   In 2024, a study by PwC revealed that nearly half (45%) of CEOs worldwide were of the opinion that their companies would not remain viable in a decade if they persisted with their existing strategies. This indicates an increasing concern among business leaders, as this percentage marked an increase from 39% the previous year. The urgency for transformation is becoming more pronounced. CEOs expect more pressure over the next three years than they experienced over the previous five from technology, climate change and nearly every other megatrend affecting global business.  As existential threats converge, many companies are taking steps to reinvent themselves and we need to do that too!

Research by Gallup also in 2023 showed that 72 % of Fortune 500 Chief human resources officers (CHROs) foresaw Artifificial Intelligence (AI) replacing jobs in their organization in the next three years.  Indeed, 2023 was the year when generative AI became mainstream.  ChatGPT launched on November 30th 2022 gained 100 million users in only 2 months!  ChatGPT quickly became the fastest-growing app in history - a record broken just a few months later by Meta's Threads.  Up to 49%  of workers could see significant changes in their jobs due to large language models like ChatGPT (Tyna Eloundou et. al, 2023).  On the other hand, about 60% of CEOs expect to see efficiency benefits from Generative AI, which could help relieve some routine burdens (PwC, 2024). 

The pace of change is rapid and the world of work is being transformed by technology and other drivers of change at an ever increasing pace.  In 2020 & 2021 the Covid-19 pandemic across the world also accelerated the changes which were already underway.  The need for education has never been higher because the world is changing fast and people need to learn new skills.  Will you be left behind or will you be ready for change?  To be prepared for the future you have to understand it.  Will there be enough employment in the future, and if so what will that work be?  What key skills will you need? How should you upskill or reskill and what do these terms mean anyway?  Should you become an entrepreneur and start your own business to diversify your livelihood?  Should you develop a portfolio career with multiple sources of income?  Which occupations will thrive, and which ones will decline?  If you are a parent how should you advise your children on their career choice?  By one popular estimate, 65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist! 

So much is happening in today’s world, and people have so little time to become informed, that there is a widening knowledge gap.  This course gives you an overview of the different new technologies and other forces that are driving change in our world.  The course describes the skills you and your loved ones need to develop to survive and thrive in this new world of the 4th industrial revolution.  This isn’t a time to sit back and wait for events to unfold around you.  What actions should you take today to reinvent yourself or your business? What should you tell your children and grandchildren, colleagues, friends and neighbours about the future of work? 

Those individuals and organisations that understand the future of work, and prepare for it, will be the best placed to succeed. 

Welcome to Future Skills 2030-Prepare for the 4th Industrial Revolution!

Content

Introduction

Introduction to section one
What is the 4th Industrial Revolution?
Why should we want to learn about the 4th IR?
Future Studies (Futureology)
Activity: Introduce yourself
Summary of section

Technologies of the 4th IR which are shaping and will shape our future

Introduction to section 2
New energy supplies and technologies
Advances in computing power
Mobile computing
The Internet and the world wide web
The Internet of Things (IoT)
Cloud computing
Big Data
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Robotics
Self-driving vehicles
Drones, flying cars & flying people
Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI)
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing
Blockchain technology
Biotechnology and genetic engineering
Nanotechnology
The coming together of new technologies
Summary of section, and brief introduction to where we’re going next.
Technologies of the 4th IR

Skills needed to prepare for the 4th IR

Introduction to section 3
Will robots, AI and new technology take our jobs? Part 1
Will robots, AI and new technology take our jobs? Part 2
What skills and characteristics are needed to stay relevant in the 4th IR?
How to reskill and upskill in the era of the 4th IR
Summary of section, and brief introduction to where we’re going next.
Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Conclusions and the way forward

Summary of what we have covered so far
Resources for further study
The next steps
Congratulations on completing this course

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Reviews

THANG
November 17, 2023
The course has a lot of good resources accompanying the lectures but it can be more compact and precise, focusing on key features and how a confluence of different technologies can lead to large impacts on individuals, families, institutions and societies. Taking a bigger picture perspective will help.
Foo
November 8, 2023
The trainer has done a great job in presenting us the various technologies in IR4.0, as well as skills needed to embrace the changes that will come with it. It is also encouraging to hear that he advises us to take small steps, instead of feeling discouraged.
Rafie
October 18, 2023
We are learning about the modern technology and how it works in the modern world. We will see more of it with robots taking over human jobs and there are no more physical servers taken over by Cloud technology.
Farizal
October 9, 2023
Yes, it has been accurate to my real-world experience so far. There are some examples that I am familiar with and some which are new to me.
Savitha
October 4, 2023
yes, i learnt a lot on how the future will look like and how we need to be prepared proactively to fit into this change.
Doris
October 3, 2023
A very interesting course. The trainer explains everything so clearly and makes it a point to update his lessons. The resources provided are excellent. Appreciate the efforts.
Ashwin
September 29, 2023
This was general and was informative. Yet, there was incremental increase in information though not that path breaking.
Khairunnisa
September 25, 2023
This is definitely a very long, but very insightful online course i ever attended. This course definitely gives a very good overview of the 4th industrial revolution, and help us gain a better awareness on the things that we can do to be prepare for it. Overall, it was a very intense information loading.
CHANG
September 14, 2023
It has created an awareness for me about the future skills trend and to provide advice to the younger generation in terms of the education and career choices.
YEO-CHOO
August 23, 2023
I like (1) its breadth of coverage, (2) the trainer's ability to explain simply complicated stuff, and (3) the recaps that help revisit what I've heard, without them coming across as boring repeats.
SHARIFAH
July 2, 2023
The world is changing, and we have to believed in change. The most important steps is to be current with digitalisation and be ready for the future
Kee
February 23, 2023
It is alright as it provides some reminders of historical developments that led to the fourth industrial revolution.
Wee
December 27, 2022
So far so good. I can understand what is being taught. Wow, there are lots of general topic to covers which are classified as the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Renee
December 26, 2022
the episodes give you just a bit more info, without getting too technical en keep me interested. goodjob!
Koh
December 9, 2022
Yes, the course is easy to understand and provide a range of comprehensive range of knowledge related to 4th IR.

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