Future Jobs

Lesson

To consider the skills and qualities needed for some 'future jobs'.

Context

We live in a changing world. Over the last twenty years the job market has changed, with new technology, a focus on knowledge, and a more globalised market. It is reasonable to think that the job market will continue to evolve.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to identify the skills and abilities needed for a variety of occupations.

Level

As the job titles are quite high level occupations, this activity is probably best suited to more able students.

Resources

Access to JED and the Internet.

Contribution to National Framework

This activity contributes to the following learning outcomes, KS3 learning outcome - 7, KS4 learning outcome - 8 and Post-16 learning outcome - 6.

Starter

Ask the class to identify four jobs that were common twenty years ago and are now less so, and four jobs that are more common now than before.

Main

You are asked to write a new job record for JED, using the same headings and style of writing that JED uses, for one of the following new job titles:

  • Ubicomp technologist
  • Fuel cell technologist
  • Longevity consultant
  • Fun employee
  • Time consultant
  • Hydrogen fuel station manager
  • Space tour guide
  • Bioinformatics specialist
  • Alternative vehicle developer

You may need to use the Internet as a source of information to decide exactly what these jobs are, but you may be able to complete much of the job record by referring to similar existing job titles in JED.

Plenary

What elements of the new jobs are the same as currently available jobs?

What can students do in school to develop the skills and abilities needed for future work?

Extension Activity

Having completed the job records use the information to design a newspaper advertisement for the situations vacant page of a national newspaper.

References

Page date 13/07/11