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The new work order Jan Owen AM
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So what do you want to be when you grown up?
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Answers 4.3million $24k More in debt than parents 3 x more debt than their parents to buy their first home 30% are under or unemployed 56% independent from parents by 24 4.7 years to average full time work
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Statement The first generation to be worse off than their parents
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Statement from Phillip Lowe, Governor, Reserve bank of Australia “This generation of young people will promote innovation and entrepreneurialism and grow our economy to maintain our standard of living despite the fact that more older people are about to leave the workforce than younger people are about to enter it.”
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Points 1.Automation 2.Globalisation 3.Flexibility
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1. Automation It is predicted 7 in 10 young people will enter the labour market in jobs that will be automated or lost 60% of students are training in jobs that will be radically changed by automation
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2. Globalisation 1 in 10 service jobs can be performed remotely 181% increase in demand for bilingual skills
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3. Flexibility 1 in 3 Australians are already working in flexible working arrangements
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Decorative page Page states: – 17 jobs, 5 industries
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Are they ready?
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Future Work: 15yrs 2 in 7 are not proficient in science 2 in 7 are not proficient in technology 4 in 7 are not proficient in math 1 in 3 are not digitally literate 1 in 3 are not financially literate
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What employers want
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Decorative page Page text reads: – 20thC, 21stC
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Digital literacy 212%
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Critical thinking 158%
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Creativity 65%
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Presentation Skills 25%
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Wages are higher for young job seekers with enterprising skills Problem solving = pay $7,745 more… Digital literacy = pay $8,648 more… Presentation skills = pay $8,853 more… …as compared with similar early career job ads that don’t request these skills
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Skills Foundation skills Technical skills Enterprise skills Career Management skills
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How do we prepare all young people? Begin early Good advice Involve students, parents, schools, industry
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Throw away the briefcase: You’re not going to the office You can kiss your benefits goodbye too. And your new boss won’t look much like your old one There’s no longer a ladder, and you may never get to retire, but there’s a world of opportunity if you figure out a new path
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So what do you want to create in the world?
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Thank you Fya.org.au
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