How do you prepare your child for future jobs?

The child must be given free rein to experiment and choose what is appropriate for him, with indirect guidance (Getty)

Jobs change in conjunction with technological development and market needs, with other jobs emerging as an inevitable result that is consistent with the outcomes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Therefore, children must be prepared for jobs that do not yet exist. To help them prepare for their future, they must be provided with an appropriate set of skills.

According to specialized researchers, preparing children to be successful in their future jobs is through parental support. What can parents do to help their children choose future jobs? Here is what the specialists say.

Effective leadership is one of the most important things that a child must master, and it is considered a strong indicator of self-confidence (Getty)

In her interview with Al Jazeera Net, sociologist Chantal Saab advises parents to follow several steps to help the child move towards appropriate professions that keep pace with the times and technology, which are:

• Collecting information:

  Collecting all the steps that the child will take over the coming years to prepare himself to attend the college that suits him. It is also important to know the locations of the institutes and universities that he can attend.

• Life skills development:

  Effectively developing the child’s skills to achieve personal success in the future, including encouraging the child to view and subscribe to various websites to provide him with information, in addition to encouraging him to persist and challenge himself to reach the goal, which will make him happy to gain the advantage of making decisions.

• Encouraging the child to think and create freely:

  The child must be able to express everything that is on his mind, as any creative work is a form of self-expression, and he must be allowed to express what he loves in his own way, and thus he explores things and searches for what appeals to him.

• Dialogue and discussion with the child:

  Conduct dialogue sessions with the child and determine what he likes to be and what he does not like and make lists of what he prefers and what he does not prefer as well, to discuss all the options. It is important to leave the child the right to choose and not force him to choose a study or profession.

• Do not scold the child:

  leave the child free rein to experiment and choose what is appropriate for him with indirect guidance.

• Resilience Training:

  A child who can understand and react to every change will succeed in life as an adult. Therefore, it is important to teach your child how to embrace moments of change and turn them into an opportunity for growth, which teaches him to be more flexible.

• Developing effective leadership:

  This is a necessity for the future workforce. Effective leadership is one of the most important things a child must master. It is considered a strong indicator of self-confidence and represents an important role in the success of her future career. This trait has a positive impact on the child achieving distinctive achievements that differ from others.

  
  

  Any creative work done by a child is also a form of self-expression (Getty)

What are the jobs of the future?

In this context, Specialist Saab spoke about the most important of these future jobs, including:

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• Technology and information jobs:

  The child’s specialization in programming must begin early by collecting information, participating in programming courses, and also practicing applying all of this, which may make him join these jobs in the future.

• Alternative energy jobs:

  We now rely heavily on solar and wind energy, and this requires engineers to fill this job.

• Electronic shopping functions:

  Everything has become online, buying, selling, completing and following up on important papers, booking travel trips, and most life matters are now done using electronic applications.

Artificial intelligence faculties are the most important

Saab points out that artificial intelligence colleges will become among the most important colleges ever, as the jobs of the future will depend entirely on the graduates of these colleges. Therefore, training the child and experiencing artificial intelligence is one of the most important things that will prepare your child for future jobs, and it includes independent trainers and supervisors, writers, musicians, artists, and experts in electronic security, all of whom are enhanced with the capabilities of artificial intelligence.

The child's technological skills encourage him to think logically and enhance his problem-solving skills (Getty)

5 ways to prepare a child for future jobs

On the other hand, the “CodaKid” website published a report on the most important ways to prepare your child for new future jobs:

According to future education technology expert Cathy Davidson, 65% of today's children will have future jobs that no one has ever imagined.

She explains that there are 5 basic ways to prepare the child for future jobs, which are:

• Developing a love of science in children:

  in addition to enjoying newer skills such as analytical thinking, leadership, active learning, the joy of exploration, etc.; To replace old skills; Such as manual skill, endurance, memory strength, and verbal abilities.

• Developing leadership skills:

  Children need to believe in themselves and trust their ability to try new activities, and leadership skills help them do that.

• Dealing with difficulties:

  Parents must teach their children how to deal with the difficulties they face, encourage them to rise quickly after failure or stumbling, and give them another opportunity to experiment and improve. The child must also be taught the skill of negotiation and decision-making, while instilling self-confidence.

• Motivating the child to cooperate and teamwork:

  Encouraging children to participate in external group activities, and to listen to and respect the opinions of others.

• Proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics:

  all contribute to focus, critical analysis and improved discussion while increasing knowledge.

• Teaching children technology skills and programming techniques:

  In the accelerating digital world, developing children’s technology skills has become an urgent necessity to encourage them to think logically and enhance their problem-solving skills, so that their cognitive skills can be developed, so their thinking tends towards creativity, invention and innovation.

Source: Al Jazeera + websites