| Description |
1 online resource (65 pages) : colour illustrations |
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Issues in society ; volume 406 |
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Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 406.
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| Contents |
Chapter 1 -- The future workplace; More than five million Aussie jobs gone in 10 to 15 years; Beauty and the geek: jobs of the future unveiled; What are the jobs of the future?; A smart move: future-proofing Australia's workforce; More STEM education won't protect our jobs from robots; Machines on the march threaten almost half of modern jobs; Could a robot do your job? Short answer: yes; Will new jobs emerge as automation takes over?; Job automation: speed of innovation could send economies towards stagnation; Job survival in the age of robots and intelligent machines |
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Chapter 2 -- Career trends in the futureAustralia's employment outlook; Future proofing careers: embracing the ever-changing job market; Job trends and growth industries; Young people hardest hit by new work order; The robots are coming for your job!; Paying a price: young men and women experiencing joblessness in Australia; How to guard your career against rapid technological change; A 21st-century higher education: training for jobs of the future; Graduating into a weak job market: why so many grads can't find work; Employment and salary outcomes of recent higher education graduates |
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Future leaders -- attitudes toward career and employmentExploring issues -- worksheets and activities; Fast facts; Glossary; Web links; Index |
| Summary |
Technology is already dramatically reshaping Australia's workforce across a range of industries. What are the jobs under threat and where are the jobs of the future to be found? This book explores the digital disruption of employment through computerisation and automation; technological and structural change in the labour market; ways Australia can adapt to industry transformation through innovation; and future skills and higher learning options for young people. Also includes: worksheets and activities, fast facts, glossary, web links, index |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Labor supply -- Effect of automation on -- Australia
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Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Australia
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Employment forecasting -- Australia
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on
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Employment forecasting
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Labor supply -- Effect of automation on
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Healey, Justin, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781925339130 |
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1925339130 |
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