Skills You Will Need For The Future

Skills You Will Need For The Future

 Do you wonder your skills will be out of date?

As we are moving towards 2022 the scenario of industries drastically changing from man operated machines to self-operated machines or self-driven machines as we are actively working on industry 4.0. In fourth industrial revolution all mechanical machines or machine components are integrated with electronics parts and will be connected to internet. All machines will be programmed such that, the machine can complete task without or less human efforts.

In future machines are going  to replace human being for many industrial and corporate operations. No one really knows which jobs will be automated in future, but its important to note that machine will be smarter, so humans who can teach the machines and interact with it will be in demand in future. Only the  technical skill will not be of use if not upgraded. Employees who only upgrade themselves with new set of skills can sustain in future. If you need to secure place in this changing scenario you must be equipped with new and valuable set of skills. Though machines grow smarter there will be some social skill always be in demand.

As the machines  gets automated there will be surely decline in jobs, especially those jobs having repetitive nature. There is no certainty which jobs will decline in next five years but based on trends the jobs which can be done by machine affected surely.

Does this replace all human being with machines?

This question arises in everyone’s mind as it shown in many movies that machine become more powerful and fight with man. But it’s a movie or drama that could not happen in reality. Actually in Industry 4.0 man and machine have to work together with creativity and faster rate. Robots may work faster than human but power of imagination, innovation, generating new ideas in mind will make human always superior.

The coming industrial revolution will kill many jobs but it doesn’t mean there will be no jobs. Actually new jobs will be created which  require different skill set in employees.

A sound technical knowledge will always be  in demand because it serves as a foundation for emerging technologies and innovation. But to achieve remarkable career in I 4.0 you must fulfill some strong social skills, creative and imaginative thinking and art to deal with people.

The Robot Curve given by Marty Neumeier an author shows simple model of innovation that shows how new processes and technologies continuously destroy old ones as they create new opportunities.

There are four work categories given in robot curve which are

•    Creative – These are unique skills which are Imaginative, Innovative, Non routine and   autonomous hence this are totally acquired by human being.

•         Skilled- These work category includes standardised and talent driven work where professional  people will acquire this are like Doctors, lawyers, Engineers, Professors etc.

•      Rote -  When skill work become standardised it become Rote. The Rote work is program or process or operation that can be outsourced or can be handover to unskilled worker. The  cost and value here is low.

•     Robotic-   Finally work transform to robotic work. Machines are such computerised programmed  that it will perform automatic operation. But those people always in demand who can  make design and program of such automated machines.

Therefore, the best jobs will always at the top of robot curve. The problem is that in our education system these skills are not taught to the students specially in  schools and colleges. Students are not encouraged to be an original thinker instead they  are asked to focus on academic knowledge which is very necessary but not sufficient. The industrial corporate world does not require  human robot but  creative people with imagination and vision.

The World Economic Forum listed 10 skills to strive in future industry.

1.      Complex problem solving

2.      Critical thinking

3.      Creativity

4.      People management

5.      Coordinating with others

6.      Emotional intelligence

7.      Judgment and decision-making

8.      Service orientation

9.      Negotiation

10. Cognitive flexibility

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Mr. Suraj K. Pangarkar

Lecturer

#This article written for the diploma engineering students to aware them about Industry 4.0 and skills required for the same.