Question for discussion 2. Professions of the future
After 10, 15 or 20 years, surely in the world there will be professions interesting and relevant to many people, which are not known today. How to build the process of education so that people have the expertise to work in new professions as soon as they come into being?
We don't know exactly the full list of the most popular professions of the future. so it is a big threat that our children will be not ready for them.
Maybe it is a correct time to change completely the concept of education in schools and universities QuestionQuestionQuestionQuestionQuestionQuestion
For instance to teach several hundreds of educational courses every year (4-10 hours for each) instead of 10-15 courses in average today.
It will increase the chance to our children to get familiar with some of new professions at least on the very initial level.
Several centuries ago the educated person knew the beginnings of several different sciences. I think it's a great idea to renew this tradition nowadays. But it's really important 2 give our children a system idea of sciences.
In general, I like the idea of such a reform. First, because it extends the person's ability to self-determination. Knowing the basics of not one, but several sciences, it is easier to understand what you prefer - for example, medicine or jurisprudence. Perhaps this should be an "intermediate" education (between the middle and higher). And the result of passing such a course on self-determination can become mandatory when enrolling in higher education.
But it is risk to destroy the advantages of existing system...That's why I would suggest to think about carefully. My point is the the aim of the reform is not to help students to make their their choice in favor of one of the existing professions but to be prepared to some new professions unknown or poorly known today.
Just the opposite!
If you imagine the formation of man in the form of a pie, where first - the elementary school, then - secondary education, then higher education, then this "vocational orientation" between secondary and higher education will fit perfectly into almost any existing model of education.
I beleive that vocational orientation is really usefull thing. But where to get time for it? As I know there's no meantime beetween secondary and high education. So you should take something out from secondary education to fill it in with new vocational orientation courses.
The idea of compulsory vocational guidance would be useless, if not for the horrifying number of graduates of higher education institutions who are not pursuing a profession or not enjoying their profession.
A vocational guidance course can be done in the summer (for example, on holidays between 9 and 10 + between 10 and 11 classes). It can be 2 months of professions - from the philosophical to the profession of "human labor".
Therefore, a technically professional orientation course can be made an element of additional education. It is possible between 11th grade and 1 course (which is not suitable for boys who can be drafted into the army, but suitable for girls and boys with health problems). It is possible and in addition to the school program (or during the holidays).
But the fact that career counseling is critically important - it's certain!
I am not speaking about professions (because nobody knows what will be the professions in the future). I am speaking about the trends. And crowdsoursing is a new trend, blockchain is a new trend, etc. So courses on crowdsourcing or blockchain could be useful for new professions whatever they are. But summer is not enough for hundreds of new courses I'm afraid Chagrin
Crowdsourcing course is highly specialized for several specialties or professions. Perhaps there are experts for whom the concepts of crowdsourcing will be too incomprehensible. Or not? Question
I meant the general course on crowdsourcing with some basic information on it for 8-10 hours. But crowdsourcing is just an example, I spoke about several hundreds of new different courses for schools.
For instance (besides crowdsourcing): blockchain, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, etc., etc., etc.
There can be quite a lot of such courses. I think that they will also be useful for adults. And, if making such a "course of future professions" will be updated annually, it will be possible to recruit an audience of loyal students from 10 to 99 years :)
Alexey, I guess Tatiana talks on basic fundumentals, but maybe her choice is not exactly similar yours. So to make it more clear please specify here your variant - list of maybe 3 -5, and Tatiana will show up with her list -so that all Omni experts would be able to compare and decide which they agree more.
After 30 years, it will be widely used biological robots - something like a trained living organisms that people will manage with the help of special programs, remote - or sound commands - normal speech or even telepathically. So will need such professions: 1) coach biorobots -for the preparation of new instances to work with ordinary users, and 2) the trainer bio-robots - more fine-tuning of finished bio-robots for professional skills in particular specialized field. Therefore, in the near future it will be important biotechnology education, medicine, and psychology to animals - a new level of veterinary medicine.
Ok, but what does it mean for global education process? Do you suggest to develop new course at schools or universities? We need to come to concrete proposals we could offer to different national and global companies and oreganizations NoteIdea Maybe we could think on establishment of the global expert council consists of futurologists and professionals in different areas responsible for the "invention" of new professions Question
Or maybe we should think on absolutely new University where one could get knowledges for professions which don't exist yet Question
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