What skills will be in demand in the future?
Top-10 best jobs needed in the future
- Artificial intelligence specialist
- Methodologist of educational programmes
- Manager of online educational platforms
- Environmental Urbanist
- Personal advisor on ethical consumption
- Cyber Security Specialist
- Programme Engineer
- Developer of digital offices
- Augmented and virtual reality developer
- Game designer
How to master the profession of the future?
What skills will be in demand in the future?
First of all, let's understand which skills are necessary to achieve the desired success in a particular field and which skills are hard to imagine without.
The qualities presented below are useful for any profession, so we advise you to pay attention to them and add their development to your to-do list.
Communication skills
It is an important social quality without which it is difficult to imagine working with people. Communication is about talking to potential clients and your team.
The ability to find the right words is one of the most sought-after qualities that employers look for and would like to see in their employees. In the next 10 years, it will become even more popular.
Systems thinking
Any profession requires the ability to quickly navigate through information. Such specialists are able to build logical chains and effectively systematise any information. They find it easy to make connections and establish patterns. These skills make you an indispensable employee.
Multitasking
Who are the professionals of the future? Many experts agree that these are professionals who can quickly switch from one task to another.
For a potential employer, multitasking is what they want to see in their future employee. After all, such candidates are efficient and quick at running multiple errands.
Creative thinking
Creative thinking is the ability to look at a problem from a completely new angle, to find a creative way of solving it.
Creative thinking helps to find an unexpected way out of a situation and to overcome difficulties along the way. People who possess this trait work more productively, which means they have time to complete more tasks and achieve the desired results.
Time-management
Knowing how to manage your time is useful not only for adults, but also for children. Every day we are faced with tasks such as making a plan for the day or how to use our free time productively. This is all time management.
Multilingualism
It is a common fact that speaking a foreign language is necessary for a successful career. The more languages you know, the more valuable you will be in the job market.
Such specialists can be useful when dealing with foreign partners and clients.
At the British International School, for over 30 years, we have been helping students from all over the world to fulfil their potential to become equally fluent in two languages, one of which will be English. It is very important to us that the child is not only able to use it in their speech, but that they are able to use it in their future careers.
Top-10 best jobs needed in the future
We have identified the skills employers are looking for in the labour market. The next step is to find out which jobs that will be most needed in the future and which will be leading the job market in a few years' time.
We have prepared a small selection of specialities for you to prepare for now.
Artificial intelligence specialist
An artificial intelligence specialist is an employee whose main task is to program and design programs using artificial intelligence. The job is quite interesting and involves working with analytical data, algorithms and graphic files and images. Although it is a relatively new field, it is developing rapidly.
Methodologist of educational programmes
These specialists create individual training plans and develop methods that work for you.
They usually work in two main areas at the same time, such as psychology and methodology. The experts analyse the student's individual abilities and choose the right plan. Thanks to this, many of us will soon be learning in a completely new way.
Manager of online educational platforms
For many people, the online format is much better for gaining knowledge. Why is that? It helps to save their own efforts and time in a qualitative way.
In the next 5 years, it is predicted that there will be various new educational ecosystems and online courses that need to be managed. Therefore, there will soon be a need for a major number of online education platform managers. They will ensure that the interrelated elements of a complex learning programme work together coherently, helping students to acquire new knowledge more efficiently.
Environmental Urbanist
What does an environmental urbanist do? First of all, the profession is very important and in demand right now. After all, new 'green' cities are already being designed and built in China, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries around the world.
Such a specialist works in a team with architects, designers and other professionals in the field of ecology and urbanism. As well as designing new high-tech neighbourhoods and cities, they must also be able to find environmentally friendly solutions to implement the plans.
Personal advisor on ethical consumption
In today's society, attitudes towards many things are changing. We have started to pay more attention to the goods we buy. After all, the production of some of them requires a lot of natural resources. Such production can cause harm and damage to nature.
A personal advisor on ethical consumption is a professional in their field who helps you to better understand which purchases you can make and which ones you are better off refusing.
Cyber Security Specialist
Another future profession in demand is the cybersecurity specialist. Not only do they have to find dangerous software hidden in computers and warn users about online scams, but they also have to follow the rules of online behaviour and teach others about personal data security.
Programme Engineer
Internet technologies (IT) continue to evolve rapidly. Just like the cybersecurity profession, the importance of programmers' work is growing every year. It is already difficult to imagine working or studying without internet technologies. Programmers are responsible for controlling various applications and online and offline programmes.
The performance of software, applications and algorithms depends on programmers. As the scope of technology grows (from medicine to education), the demand for programmers in the labour market remains high.
Developer of digital offices
Continuing the discussion on digital spaces, we would like to mention online offices, which are virtual spaces that can be used for collaborative work in a remote format.
Typically, this is an online programme or application that allows business employees to communicate and work on projects. Currently, there is a growing demand for digital offices as the idea is cost effective.
How to properly create a user-friendly ecosystem that is a pleasure to work in is the challenge that digital office developers will be working on.
Augmented and virtual reality developer
VR and AR technologies are some of the most useful IT projects of recent years.
Augmented reality elements help us cope with everyday life. This technology can be used to bring an app or game into the real world.
For example, 3D maps that can show you where to go using only your smartphone camera. Or real-time visualisations of historical events. Augmented reality complements the classroom, allowing students to delve deeper into a subject and learn material more quickly.
Primary school students at school 9 are already using virtual reality glasses in their lessons. Virtual reality turns every lesson into a fascinating journey and gives children an incredible experience.
These technologies are making our lives easier - and will continue to evolve, creating a need for professionals who can design digital realities.
Game designer
IT is not just about programming. It is also about creating game software and products.
A game designer is a game creator. Their job is to write and assemble the plot, to think through the mechanics and algorithms, the rules of the game, its monetisation and financial success. The work on any product starts with the idea and the world design - this is what specialists do.
How to master the profession of the future?
If you want to be part of one of the most promising sectors, you should start thinking about your future while you are still at school. In this article, we have highlighted a selection of careers that will be in high demand in the future and skills that companies are looking for in future employees. To become a promising specialist, you need to develop them carefully. And then new opportunities will open up for you.
At the British International School, we advise you to start by learning English. With a good command of the English language, our students can go on to study at universities abroad, where they can study the professions of the future. During their studies, they develop professional contacts, do internships and then find their dream job.
The BIS International Programme is taught entirely in English and opens up many opportunities for further study at universities abroad. Our graduates go on to study at the world's top 20 universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
The excellent results of our graduates are clear evidence of the effectiveness of the A-Level and IB programmes. School 3 has outperformed both the world average and its own IB average from previous years. This year's School 3 graduates achieved an average IB score of 36.3.
We are proud of our graduates and will soon be opening applications for the new academic year! Hurry to apply for a free consultation and individual tour of the school at https://bismoscow.com.
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