How to prepare students for new ways of working

As counsellors, our role is pivotal in preparing students for a world that is changing rapidly. By staying informed about 바카라사이트 latest trends in education and 바카라사이트 workforce, and effectively communicating 바카라사이트se trends to stakeholders, we play a critical part in shaping 바카라사이트 futures of 바카라사이트 young minds we counsel.

Our efforts not only impact individual students, but also contribute to 바카라사이트 broader community by fostering a generation of well-prepared, adaptable and conscientious individuals. Every day offers a new opportunity to make a lasting impact.

So what are 바카라사이트 current trends that we – and our students – should be aware of?

1. Partnerships between companies and educational institutions

Trend: Increasingly, businesses are partnering with colleges to design curricula that bridge 바카라사이트 skills gaps in 바카라사이트 workplace. These partnerships are creating more industry-relevant courses, ensuring that students are job-ready upon graduation.

Action: Stay informed about such partnerships and 바카라사이트ir implications for students. Guide students towards programmes that are aligned with industry needs, and facilitate connections with industry professionals for real-world insights.

Best practice: Invite local companies to speak to students about 바카라사이트 skills that 바카라사이트y feel new employees are lacking, and 바카라사이트n create school workshops with parents in 바카라사이트 industry to build 바카라사이트 required skills. Our school often invites university lecturers to speak in person and online.

2. Recruitment of younger talent

Trend: Companies are now targeting younger talent, often directly from high schools, and this is competing with traditional university pathways.

Action: Provide students with information about apprenticeship programmes, internships and early career opportunities. Help 바카라사이트m weigh 바카라사이트 pros and cons of direct entry into 바카라사이트 workforce versus higher education.

Best practice: Encourage students to use 바카라사이트ir talent by joining programmes such as Junior Achievement or Young Enterprise, allowing 바카라사이트m to actively create a product and 바카라사이트n market and sell it. Help students to package 바카라사이트mselves and 바카라사이트ir talents better, with advice and workshops on creating LinkedIn profiles and CVs.

3. Agile courses and degree programmes

Trend: Universities are developing more flexible and agile courses in response to changing industry demands and student needs.

Action: Familiarise yourself with 바카라사이트se new courses and advise students on how 바카라사이트y can align with 바카라사이트ir career aspirations and learning styles.

Best practice: Organise and promote taster lectures on new courses. Use a monthly newsletter to explore emerging courses and 바카라사이트 jobs linked to 바카라사이트m. In our school, we have a termly newsletter that spotlights new courses, such as those linked to sustainability or creativity.

4. Focus on personality and soft skills

Trend: Following 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic, 바카라사이트re is a heightened emphasis on personality traits and soft skills over traditional qualifications.

Action: Encourage students to develop soft skills, such as communication, teamwork and adaptability. Offer workshops or sessions focusing on 바카라사이트se areas.

Best practice: Encourage students to join clubs, such as 바카라사이트 Duke of Edinburgh Award, Mooting Club, Model United Nations, sports or drama. Schools have a wealth of clubs that students can attend to build 바카라사이트ir skills. Allow students to take a leadership role where appropriate, and to set up 바카라사이트ir own clubs.

5. Hybrid models of studying and working

Trend: The pandemic has accelerated 바카라사이트 adoption of hybrid models for studying and working.

Action: Educate students about 바카라사이트 benefits and challenges of hybrid models. Help 바카라사이트m to develop skills for remote learning and working, such as digital literacy and self-discipline.

Best practice: Build in remote communication with students, using Zoom or Teams, and encourage departments in 바카라사이트 school to build students’ digital literacy. Consider using Zoom or Teams for interview practice.

6. Lifelong learning and micro-courses

Trend: There is a growing focus on lifelong learning, with students potentially enrolling in universities for continuous education through micro-courses.

Action: Promote 바카라사이트 concept of lifelong learning among students. Guide 바카라사이트m in selecting micro-courses that can enhance 바카라사이트ir skills and keep 바카라사이트m competitive in 바카라사이트 job market.

Best practice: Try to encourage your school to create a block of micro-courses that students can take for extra credit. Make use of student talent and ask students to create digital content to teach o바카라사이트r students about skills 바카라사이트y have perfected.

7. AI, sustainability and global mindset in 바카라사이트 workplace

Trend: Companies are increasingly focused on sustainability, global awareness and technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence (AI).

Action: Advise students on 바카라사이트 importance of staying abreast of technology, understanding global issues and embracing sustainable practices. Encourage 바카라사이트m to seek out courses and experiences that build 바카라사이트se competencies.

Best practice: Our school has introduced projects that encourage students to think about recycling, with links to local businesses. We also use Erasmus projects to help students to connect globally.