Course Highlights
  • Course participants will gain a very good overview of the key technologies impacting on all our lives, now in 2024 and into the future
  • Other forces of change are also discussed such as Globalisation, Climate Change, Demographics, Geo-Politics and the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Students will understand the key hard and soft skills needed to prepare for the future of work and how to up-skill and re-skill
  • Students interested in career change will learn which types of jobs are in and which type of jobs are out over the coming years to 2030 and beyond
  • Apart from jobs, the course examines the need for you to become more entrepreneurial and diversify your livelihood
  • Students will be able to advise others such as their own children on the skills and careers of the future as we look towards 2030
  • The course also looks at how the COVID-19 global pandemic has impacted the future of work in our rapidly changing world
Curriculum

9 Topics
Introduction to section one
Some reflections on the course in 2024
What is the 4th Industrial Revolution?
Why should we want to learn about the 4th IR?
Futures Studies (Futureology)
Activity: Introduce yourself
Reflection
Summary of section
The 4th Industrial Revolution

24 Topics
Introduction to section 2
New energy supplies and technologies - part 1
New energy supplies and technologies - part 2
Advances in computing power & quantum computers
Mobile computing & mobile commerce
The Internet and the world wide web
The Internet of Things (IoT) & Digital Twin
How would you use IoT technologies?
Cloud computing
Big Data
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Robotics
Self-driving vehicles
Drones flying cars & flying people
Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI)
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing
Blockchain technology
Biotechnology and genetic engineering
Nanotechnology
Other technologies
The coming together of new technologies
Summary of section and brief introduction to where we’re going next.
Technologies of the 4th IR

9 Topics
Introduction to section 3
Will robots AI and new technology take our jobs? Part 1
Is your job subject to automation?
Will robots AI and new technology take our jobs? Part 2
What skills and characteristics are needed to stay relevant in the 4th IR?
How to reskill and upskill in the era of the 4th IR
The future of jobs post COVID-19
Summary of section and brief introduction to where we’re going next.
Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution

6 Topics
Summary of what we have covered so far
Building a Personal Action Plan: Preparing for Your Future
Resources for further study
The next steps
Congratulations on completing this course!
Bonus lecture

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Future Skills 2030: Mastering the 4th Industrial Revolution

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