Skills & Jobs for the Future
Our future is up to us!
Enola Holmes-Millie Bobby Brown
An HOUR to SKILL
Learn about:
- practical maths
- computer essentials
- personal growth and wellbeing
- professional development
- business and finance
- digital design and marketing
- computer science and coding
10 minute video: 23 Jobs of the Future (and jobs that have no future)
A lot of jobs are getting automated, Lingumarina’s video talks about what would be in high demand in the next 5-10 years.
Read about the skills employers are looking for in the future
Registration age 14+
- Find out your current skills, interests and personality traits
- Explore skills for the workplace
- Check out a Virtual Work Experience
- CV Tips
- Interview Skills
Skillsometer
Skillsometer can help you discover what jobs you might like to do in the future. You will be presented with a series of statements. Select the emoji that shows how you feel about each statement. You will be given suggestions of jobs linked to what you most enjoy doing
Careerometer
Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information (LMI) about occupations, help you learn about different occupations relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.
Type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides the information.
You can then look up another two occupations and compare.
Check out Labour Market information and where the jobs will be in our region. Useful graphs, stats and images to focus on for economists and business students.
Find out where the jobs will be going forward in the NE.
Energy, Digital, Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare and Sciences
That support the wider economy and offer significant opportunity for more and better jobs in the North East
Financial Professional and Business Services
Positive stories about the future and how well the North East is positioned:
- In the last 12 months more jobs have been created in life sciences than in the previous 10 years
- Our scale-ups are projecting 38% turnover growth
- We've had over ÂŁ4bn investment announced to manufacture and develop next generation batteries
- We host one of the world's largest offshore wind farms
- We are leaders in the design, development and delivery of heat networks.
Preparing for your Future (14-16 year olds) and Young Professional (17+) from Youth Employment UK
Youth Employment UK has launched two new, free online learning programmes.
Preparing for your Future supports 14 - 16 year olds to explore their strengths, needs, and what they want to do in the future.
Journey to Work supports young people aged 17+ to build their skills and career confidence.
ncw-future-of-work_v3 (1).pdfThe best way to predict the future is to create it
Abraham Lincoln.
The future of work consists of learning a living
Marshall McLuhan, Philosopher
Imagination allows us to conceive of delightful future possibilities, pick the most amazing one, and pull the present forward to meet it
Jason Silva, Futurist
Explore Your Skills
Fill the skills gaps!
Celebrate your unique skills on
Understanding Labour Market Intelligence (LMI)
Resource Bank
The Future of Connecting Education with Employment:
Virtual Futures Fairs
Dame Allan's Schools News- Virtual Futures Fair 2020-21
We will host a blended version of the Futures Fair on 6 October 2022