The greatest fear is that we’re not preparing our children for work in this technological age. Aussie parents are fearful of their child’s future. Jan Owen, CEO of Foundation for Young Australians, said the education industry needs to change fast. We must act now to change the way we educate our children. Schools and universities are producing students with qualifications for jobs that will no longer exist in the future. "We've had incredible education in this country, but there is no-one that genuinely thinks it's fit for purpose now and into the future, at high school or at higher [education]," Ms. Owen said. "So, there is significant disruption coming around how young people learn, what they learn and then how that's going to be applied throughout the course of their lifetime." …show more content…
Whatever answer – engineer, accountant, hairdresser, dentist, teacher, scientist, doctor - young people eyeing off what are currently remunerative career options will be forced to reconsider and parents who are counting on “safe” professions for their children may not be guaranteed to still be around when they graduate in 5-10 years. A single career for life in a stable workforce is no longer available. The workforce is in a massive transition, to an even more technology-driven economy. Professions are being altered and new ones are coming into existence. Traditional jobs are being swallowed by automation. One example, app developers, were hardly considered a part of the working class until the iPhone launched in 2007; now the industry is thriving with