World Economic Forum 2016 report: 65% of the jobs today’s children will have are unknown and do not yet exist (Getty Images)
Imagine that you are in the year 2044 and your 5-year-old child is now 25 years old and looking for a job, what skills will he need? Especially with there being a huge gap between what a child learns in the classroom and practical reality?
Priority of executive skills
This is demonstrated by the results of a recent survey conducted by the American Prime Rose Schools in 2022, which found that executive function skills such as creativity, cooperation, good communication, problem solving and self-control are highly valued by new candidates for various jobs compared to technical capabilities and academic background, and according to the study, more agreed Two-thirds of HR managers say that selecting employees with such skills is a top priority for their companies' long-term success.
Skills that qualify for future professions
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2016 report, 65% of the jobs that today’s children will occupy are unknown and do not yet exist, so the future of the workplace may be unknown, but the skills required can be known and our children can be prepared for the changing nature of work, and these skills include:
Problem solving skill
In a work environment full of competition and challenges, your child will need to be able to think critically by identifying a problem, analyzing it, and devising effective solutions to it. To enhance this skill, the child needs to learn to ask questions such as “why” and “what if,” and try to find solutions and answers to the questions. Which requires thinking and exploration, and you can hone this skill by:
Encouraging puzzle solving through jigsaw puzzles and educational mobile phone applications.
Encourage purposeful play with cubes and imagine scenarios and apply them. For example, let your child imagine that you have some animals and he has to build a house for them, and ask questions that encourage him to think about solutions and choose the best ones, such as: Where will we put food for the animals? What if we wanted to give her a bath?
Encouraging purposeful play with blocks and imagining and implementing scenarios enables your child to think critically (Pixabay)
Cooperation and teamwork skills
All companies aim to achieve common goals through their employees, and hence it is necessary to train the child from a young age on teamwork and effective participation. You can plan a family project that includes a task that is specific to each individual and that he must accomplish, such as participating in preparing a meal or cleaning the house, and express Your happiness in working with them, and the important role each of them played in completing the task, classroom projects also reinforce the value of teamwork and training in self-control and time management skills.
Empathy skill
Empathy is the key to good communication and creating successful interpersonal relationships. It also encourages increased productivity among employees. According to a study conducted by the University of Cambridge in 2013, listening to stories and telling tales provides excellent training for developing and practicing the skill of empathy, as stories push the child to coexist with the characters and their problems and understand what they are. What others feel and what they think, it also interacts with brain chemistry, attracts children's attention and motivates them to help others and understand their feelings.
Empathy is the key to good communication and creating successful interpersonal relationships (Pixels)
Digital skills
The digital age we live in requires strong knowledge of digital devices, Internet applications, data processing and analysis, and an understanding of the basics of programming. Mastering these skills makes children better equipped to navigate the technology-based labor market. The Scholastic website quotes developmental psychologist, David Geary, that after... 20 years from now, most job opportunities will be in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and teachers, salespeople, and product designers will need to have real knowledge of these sciences to adapt to life's changes and use the advanced tools that will become part of these professions.
The skill of creativity and thinking outside the box
Thinking outside the box and generating innovative ideas will have great value in the future labor market, and will be a feature of a group of activities that help the child to be creative and develop traditional solutions, including:
Activities or games that rely on the idea of a Rube Goldberg machine and employ uncommonly available resources.
Use simple tools available at home to apply scientific theories, such as enjoying a rainbow when pouring water through a strainer in front of a sunny window, and encouraging the child to think of other household items that can act as prisms to refract light.
Thinking outside the box and generating innovative ideas are of great value in the future labor market (Getty Images)
Communication skill
Your child should be encouraged to have meaningful conversations with family members and friends, and train him to be a good listener by giving him all your attention when he speaks, and provide opportunities and channels that allow him to speak in front of a large audience, such as participating in school performances and various debates among school students, to train him to organize his thoughts and strengthen His self-confidence. This skill is not limited to verbal communication only, but also includes understanding body language and facial gestures that affect how information is interpreted. According to researcher in non-verbal communication circles, Albert Mehrabian, 93% of our communications take place non-verbally.
Environmental conservation skill
The future of planet Earth has become left to future generations, especially with recent climate changes, and sustainable living has become a very important life skill that should be taught to children from a young age by practicing environmentally friendly habits, such as reducing meat consumption, gardening, recycling, and rationalizing the use of electricity, in addition to preserving... environment, these actions provide an opportunity to engage them in real-world issues that go beyond the walls of the classroom.
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