{"id":44671,"date":"2018-07-31T16:34:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T23:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=44671"},"modified":"2018-07-31T16:34:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T23:34:16","slug":"why-school-kids-need-more-exposure-to-the-world-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/why-school-kids-need-more-exposure-to-the-world-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Why school kids need more exposure to the world of work"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAll students need to experience the world of work, particularly work of the future, long before they leave school, according to a new report out today.<\/p>\n

The latest Mitchell Institute report,\u00a0Connecting the worlds of learning and work<\/a>, says collaborating with industry and the community is vital to better prepare children and young people for future work and life. And governments need to play a leading role to ensure this happens.<\/p>\n

Jobs in the digital age, and the skills and capabilities required to do them\u00a0are transforming at an unprecedented rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Schools alone cannot be expected to foster the complex combinations of\u00a0STEM<\/a>\u00a0(science, technology, engineering, maths),\u00a0digital<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0transferable skills<\/a>, like collaboration, problem solving and communication, that young people will need in their future careers. That\u2019s in addition to core skills like literacy and numeracy.<\/p>\n

Bringing together the classroom and the workplace has\u00a0broad public benefits<\/a>, but can be\u00a0challenging to do in practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why is this important?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Exposure to the world of work provides opportunities for students to build connections with\u00a0professionals<\/a>\u00a0outside their usual family networks, and to learn by \u201cdoing\u201d in real world contexts.<\/p>\n