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Shift Happens

Shift Happens. How Can I Be Better Prepared in this Era of High Technology and Globalization?. By Christine Waters, Counselor NB Tech. Career-Limited in the Era of High Technology & Globalization. 10th. 40%. The US is Tenth in the educational attainment of young adults.

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Shift Happens

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  1. Shift Happens How Can I Be Better Prepared in this Era of High Technology and Globalization? ByChristine Waters, Counselor NB Tech

  2. Career-Limited in the Era of High Technology & Globalization 10th 40% The US is Tenth in the educational attainment of young adults. Canada, Japan and Korea, in that order, are at the top. Current US reality: Only 40% of 27-year-olds have earned an AA or higher. Jobs that require at least some college have exploded. Jobs with just a H.S. education have shrunk dramatically.. By 2020, jobs requiring a career certificate or college. Alabama adults who currently have an associate degree or higher. THE SKILLS GAP MUST BE CLOSED! 58% 32% 26%

  3. Many jobs will go to that corner of the world where there is the least resistance and the most opportunity. • Fall of the Berlin Wall: Democracies and free markets. • Netscape IPO: Investment in fiber optics. • Workflow software: Paypal • Open Sourcing: Self-organizing communities • Out-Sourcing: India; Saves $ and 3rd world country • Offshoring: China to economic prominence • Supply-chaining: Suppliers networking • Insourcing: Mom & pop stores go global; UPS • In-forming: Internet is the personal supply chain of knowledge • Wireless: Collaboration is mobile & personal The greatest gains in US income have gone to the highest income households The US share of the world economy is less than 21%.

  4. Defining the Problem: Increasing Need for More Education The Challenges • Nearly 50 years ago more than 3 out of every 4 jobs only required a high school diploma and most paid a good wage. • Today, that number has dropped to 40% for jobs available to high school graduates and dropouts—fewer than 1/3 of those pay more $25,000. • Nationally, just more than 75% make it to graduation; for the state of Alabama, about 64%. • Only about half of college students finish a degree or workforce certificate. • Roughly two-thirds of the 2020 U.S. workforce is already of working age today and 1/4 of those lack basic literacy and numeracy skills to qualify for most jobs. • A postsecondary degree or relevant workforce certificate is the new “minimum” and without it young people won’t be able to access the middle class. National Governors Association 2013-14

  5. Why Career Pathways? • Global Competitiveness • Too many Americans are under-educated. • Economic growth linked to postsecondary education. • One size does not fit all. • The rising demand of employability and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills. • The Times They Are a‑Changin’…1964

  6. Top Outsource Destination By 2015—3.4 million U.S. White-Collar Jobs may be off-shored. • 2034—largest, youngest population in the world. • No labor shortages • No lack of customers

  7. Cold Hard Facts of Life By Porter Waggoner • Last 20 years China’s average annual economic growth is an incredible 9.5% • China’s economy could be 75% bigger than US by 2050 • Any American who believes outsourcing of low skill jobs is the biggest threat to the US labor force is in for a rude awakening. • China has 220 M “surplus workers” • US has a total of 140 M workers • China has more people that speak English as a 2nd language than US has population • ALL of India’s graduates were fluent in English.

  8. Government Report “Ready, Willing, and Unable to Serve” 3 out of 4 (75%) American Citizens Ages 17-24 DO NOT QUALIFY • Not physically fit • 27% Obese • 33% OHI • 25%--No HS diploma • Criminal Record • Too much debt • Reasons:

  9. “Shift Happens” Video .http://vimeo.com/58839986 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkt2escJAQI

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