The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is an evolution of efficiency and not a singular event. Much like the first, second and third industrial revolutions, it already has – and will continue to – make some jobs redundant while triggering new jobs that haven’t yet been imagined.
How do we future-proof our workforce and what should we be teaching young people to prepare them for this brave, new world? Instinctively, most people reading this will think about computer coding and other highly specialised information technology (IT) skills. This makes sense because of the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud computing.
However, when it comes to the types of skills that will be most valued as we adapt to the modern workplace, there’s another list of skills and attributes that will be in high demand spelling good news for those who are not inclined to become IT specialists and providing a blueprint for those that are, to make themselves, as computer specialists, even more employable.
Ironically, the more businesses embrace technology, the more core human skills become valued. This is because of the interface between people and technology, and because of where the human jobs will fit in as machines take on menial, repetitive tasks with far more accuracy and predictability than any person.
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