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This Mitchell Institute Report reveals that:

These changes in young people’s pathways into work have clear implications for education and economic policy. Education systems have not been designed to foster the types of capabilities needed to navigate complex environments and multiple careers. The basic model of education has been largely static in the face of changes in the broader economy. Many young people are being left behind, and this challenge will only intensify into the future.

Future generations will navigate a vastly different world of work to that of their predecessors. Technology is rapidly disrupting how we live and work – many tasks at the core of low and medium skill jobs are being automated or contracted offshore. Some research estimates that 40 percent of jobs in Australia are at high risk of being automated in the next 10 to 15 years (Durrant-Whyte, McCalman, O’Callaghan, Reid, & Steinberg, 2015).

Young people will need different skill sets to thrive in technology-rich, globalized, competitive job markets. We need to adapt our approaches to education so that young people are equipped with the capabilities that will enable them to thrive in these complex education and employment settings. And we need citizens with the right skills and capabilities if Australia is to successfully transition from a resource-based economy.

Read the full report:
http://www.mitchellinstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Preparing-young-people-for-the-future-of-work.pdf