Brief Update from AGI Workforce Christopher M. Keane 10 December 2017

Most current enrollment data though 2016 Most current enrollment data though 2016. Seeing the decline in throughput of the shale gas driven students.

View of Select Industries Employment Trends Oil and Gas Geology Geophysics Mining Yeah for EVs Environmental Consulting Trump & regulations! Government

Emerging Concerns FTE gap remains, its how its being filled! GoldX Prize winners a lesson and warning Beware (embrace?) machine learning…. 10 full sessions at AGU this year 4 sessions in 2016 1 session in 2015 Higher math, computing, and strong analytics are survival keys

Reality of Career Development Path Formal Education Professional Employment Professionalism – Ethics, Business, etc. Licensure and Regulatory Awareness Applied Skills Not often found in formal education programs

Result of the skills gap Unemployment of graduate Underemployment of graduate into “middle skill” area Usually leads to unemployment in less than 5 years See McKinsey Global Institute, 2017 Open jobs and unqualified workers Beginning to see this widely

What is GOLI What is Geoscience Online Learning Initiative? Intersociety collaboration with AGI providing a platform Method to enable better access to professional learning opportunities Establish a sustainable model for the geosciences Targeted outcomes Strengthen life-long learning culture in the geosciences Bring life-long learning into the formal education area Provide co-curricular/integrate methods into formal courses