Future-Proof Learning: 3 Essential Skills To Help Your Kids Thrive in The Workplaces of Future

Driven by relentless technological and social advancements, the job market has changed dramatically in recent years. Given the current pace of change, the market expectations will be completely different by the time our children grow up and set out to pursue their vocation.

Needless to say, the skills required to land quality, fulfilling, and high-paying jobs will be drastically different from requirements today. Of course, you don’t want your child to struggle in such a scenario.

So, to ensure your kids are equipped to face the challenges ahead, we must provide them with a future-proof learning framework that imbues them with the key skills to thrive in a world prone to change.

In this blog, we’ll explore five of the most important skills as outlined in the World Economic Future of Jobs report to help your child stay ahead of the curve.

Future-Proof Learning: 3 Core Skills To Develop Early On

As per WEF’s report, by 2027, 44% of core worker skills will be disrupted. Why? Because technology is moving really fast and companies can’t scale and design their training programs fast enough.

If equipped with the right skills early on, your kid can confidently face the evolved requirements of future workplaces. That’s why, we make these key skills a core part of the learning process at Taurian School Ranchi.

Here are the key growth skills:

Critical Thinking

In a time where the concept of career is changing, being able to think for yourself and others around you is an important skill to develop. Critical thinking is a self-disciplined and self-directed method that allows you to structure your thoughts in a meaningful and realistic way.

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” ~ Albert Einstein

Yes, your child’s education will need to go beyond the note-taking and rote learning methodologies structured just towards passing exams. They will need to think for themselves and solve problems in real-time.

At Taurian, we engage the students with dialogue-based learning employed by top boarding schools in India.

Here, rather than delivering a lecture and asking questions that they already know the answer to, our teachers strike a conversation with students with open-ended questions and exercises that encourage them to think creatively.

Collaboration

As virtual work and remote teams become more prevalent, learning how to collaborate effectively with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds will become a necessity.

This includes listening to others’ perspectives, communicating ideas, resolving conflicts, and working towards a shared goal. Adjusting one’s behaviours and actions in a team setting is also an important aspect of collaboration.

Rather than structuring our education the traditional way around competition, future-proof learning at Taurian promotes collaboration.

We create artistic, academic, and athletic tasks in a way where students can help each other, irrespective of their ability levels. This promotes empathetic and cultural understanding, as well as active listening and brainstorming, all skills will be imperative in the workplaces of tomorrow.

Digital Literacy

Today’s children are digital natives. They have learnt to write on the keyboard rather than a notebook and have already embraced smartphones as a key resource.

Of course, as the world rapidly gravitates towards more digital ways to do everything, digital literacy will be a non-negotiable skill in future workplaces.

So, rather than discouraging the use of phones and other devices, it’s best that you expose your child to various digital media to get them ready. But the limit is crucial.

Increased exposure can become a double-edged sword when you take into account the damage digital media can do to your kids’ attention spans, especially with the doomscrolling that has become so pervasive across all age groups.

With expansive green landscapes rich in flora and fauna, Taurian School Ranchi provides a natural way to digitally detox our students, allowing them to form a more healthy relationship with their devices.

Choose Taurian As Your Child’s Institution for Future-Proof Learning

Today, it takes a lot more than good marks to succeed in the fast-changing, hyper-digital workplaces. On top of specialized skills and college degrees, employers also look for real-world skills like collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and digital savviness.

We, at Taurian, help your child build these skills from the ground up in a sustainable way that sticks.

From collaborative academics and structured arts and athletics programs to a rich residential life and a campus teeming with learning opportunities, your child will have ample opportunities to learn the real-world skills to not only survive in the workplaces of the future but also thrive.

Get in touch with us today to learn more about our school. Or, visit our campus today for a more personal touch.