Dive Brief:
- Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said recently that professional skills in business, vocational tech will be critical to international development in the near future.
- Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and professional services are likely to be among the fastest growing industries, and will require a boost in the number of skilled and credentialed employees to work in these fields.
- Degree programs which offer specific industrial focus will be assets to new graduates and professionals looking for careers in these emerging industries, he said.
Dive Insight:
As the liberal arts mission and higher education culture views college as a more than a manufacturing plant churning out work-ready robots, global industry and financial markets are expecting schools to do just that, in order to help society adapt to changes in technology and export.
Universities will be well-suited in working with students to determine career interest and aptitude early in their academic careers. Most schools are already using predictive analytics to aid students in remaining on a chosen academic path, but the next step is using similar technology to help students realize which jobs they are best at doing, and most likely to find fulfilling after graduation.