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Shaping the Future: Gen Z and Career Guidance

The Future is now, as the world is developing faster than ever before through technological
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advancements 2 billion jobs that exist today will disappear by 2030 . By the time Generation Z enter
the workplace, digital technology will be part of almost every career path, 65% of children entering
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primary school today will have completely new job types that don't exist yet .
The Future Time Traveller project is committed to future jobs that may appear the challenges and
transforming the lives of Generation Z through skills needed. The participants can describe their
career guidance that incorporates innovative and ideas of future jobs in short text, 1 minute video or
immersive games-based learning scenarios for a short presentation. Winners will be awarded with
preparing the next generation for the jobs of the solar charger, action camera and Bluetooth
future. speakers. The deadline is December 31st and the
young people can participate either through the
The Future Time Traveller career game is an game or directly submit their ideas here.
European innovation, combining the topic of future
jobs with game-based learning in 3D virtual world
simulations. The game scenarios apply elements of
Escape Rooms, Web Quests, Treasure Hunting,
strategy and adventure games to facilitate the
decision making process in careers and help young
people make sense of future labour market trends.
Users enter the 3D virtual world with an avatar, and
teleport with a time capsule to the year 2050. They
explore future careers through different missions,
challenges and quizzes, working their way through
the levels to eventually arrive back in 2020 with a
message to humanity about the future’ of jobs.

Supporting career guidance practitioners’ is an
imperative aspect of this project, the need for
quality careers information, advice and guidance is
needed more than ever in this digital age. The
consortium has launched the Future Time Traveller
European Contest for Innovative Career Guidance
Tools. This competition aims to enhance, recognize
and promote good practices of innovative tools,
interactive games, scenarios, methods, platforms
and other digital and non-digital game-based
instruments for career guidance, information and
counselling. The application is only via email using
an application form and the deadline is 31
December 2019.
The Future is in your Hands
Further information about the topics discussed in this
article can be found at www.future-time-traveller.eu
To foster the active participation and empowerment
of young people, the consortium of partners have
created the Time Capsule “Jobs of the Future” 1 2 Billion Jobs to Disappear by 2030: https://futuristspeaker.com/business-
trends/2-billion-jobs-to-disappear-by-2030/
contest across the 7 partner countries for young
people aged 13-19. This contest encourages 2 The Future of Jobs Employment, Skills and Workforce Strategy for the Fourth
young people to explore their idea of what kind of Industrial Revolution:
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FOJ_Executive_Summary_Jobs.pdf