Assignment introduction
“The combination of the ongoing COVID–19–related global recession and increased
automation in the future of work has led to a large–scale disruption of the jobs and
skills landscape. While previous generations of talent could expect linear career
progression and engagement in formal learning that decreases over time, the
workforce of the future will be required to rapidly learn and relearn new skills as
reskilling, upskilling and redeployment define the ‘new normal’ in the future of work”.
World Economic Forum (2021)
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Skills_Taxonomy_2021.pdf
[Accessed 13/09/21]
This assignment assesses the student’s understanding of factors impacting the labour
market, the skills and experience needed for a sustainable graduate career and
personal factors that impact career choice.
Task (100 marks)
You will explain your career plan in 5–minutes on Zoom. The career plan will be
expected to cover three areas (see below):
1) Knowing why (1 minute): what factors have motivated you to choose this career
pathway? These could include occupational interests, strengths or values.
2) Knowing what (2 minutes): what career are you interested in pursuing in the
future? This should logically flow from ‘knowing why’ and should also include
your knowledge of factors affecting that area of work in the future.
You should use labour market information to interpret current challenges and opportunities and understand how these may affect your chosen area of work.
3) Knowing how (2 minutes): you will need to discuss three practical steps that you
will take to get into this career. These will need to be achievable based on your
current and future personal circumstances.
