TOP TEN SKILLS EMPLOYERS WANT:

* Communication skills

* Customer service skills - in person, on the phone and online

* Ability to work well in a team

* Literacy and numeracy skills

* Using computers and technology

* Planning and organisational skills

* Initiative and a can-do attitude

* Problem-solving skills

* Good work habits and independence

* Health and safety skills

These are skills we can all achieve if we are motivated and keen to do our best.

TERTIARY OPEN DAY

 MONDAY 6th May 2019

Tertiary Open day will be held on Monday 6th May. The programme will include all the usual activities: expo, tours, presentations, sessions, visits to Halls of Residence etc....All Year 12 and 13 students are expected to attend this event (except for Forestry students). An email has been sent to all caregivers of Year 12 and 13 students . Please refer to it for details regarding departure and return etc.
Students who have returned their generic trip permission form (sent earlier this term) do not need another permission form. However, students who have not returned their generic trip permission form MUST get parental permission for this event. This year, the University of Otago and the Otago Polytechnic are introducing a digital programme which will launch in early April. This will be a searchable, sortable online database of all the Tertiary Open Day sessions and students, parents and teachers will be able to log in and create their own personalised agenda for the day. In addition to being much easier to use and accessible on mobile and desktop, this programme will remove the need to walk around with a hard copy as in previous year.

Please note that students will NOT be allowed to go into town and are required to wear our school uniform.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Wednesday 10th April: Otago University visit to EOHS 

Wednesday 1st May: Otago Polytechnic visit to EOHS

 Monday 6th May: Tertiary Open Day (parents of Years 12 and 13, please check your emails for information regarding this event) 

Thursday 16th May: Year 10 Hospitality Field Day (parents of Year 10, please check your emails for information regarding this event)

Wednesday 5th June: SIT (Southern Institute of Technology) visit to EOHS

Friday 19th July: Lincoln University Open Day . Only 2 spots left on the mini bus.

GET READY TO WORK IN A DIGITALLY TRANSFORMED WORLD

The following article was published by Careers NZ and provides an insight into the future of work.

Our future of work series explores how technology will transform your career.  First up: artificial intelligence is changing the world of work, but you can thrive if you have the right skills.

We are seeing  big changes happening in the world of work, but this isn't new.  People's working lives have been disrupted throughout history by technological revolutions such as farming and industrialisation.

However, the digital revolution happening today is transforming our world much faster than we've ever seen before.  Increased processing power, big data, sensors, and smart devices will have a growing impact on our working lives.  Robots and advanced computing technology are automating jobs and tasks previously reserved for humans.  Whole jobs are disappearing and almost every job will be reshaped.

But there's no need to panic.  Artificial intelligence (AI) will mean the number of people working alongside robots will be greater than the number of people whose jobs are replaced by robots.  When a robot picks up more mundane and routine tasks, it leaves us free to work on more interesting jobs and tasks that can't be automated.  Technology can take over some jobs, but remember that it can also compliment others.

Some sources even predict AI will create more jobs than it eliminates.  We're likely to see jobs emerge such as: 

• Medical Robot Designer (designing robots to use in medical science, for example to help surgeons perform complex operations)
• Energy and Modernisation manager (managing  the upgrade of the power grid so it wastes less energy)
• Privacy Protection Engineer (decreasing risks in information systems)

Jobs in demand will need technological and creative skills.  In a global marketplace where many employers are on the lookout for ways to keep their competitive edge, it will be the people who can take their CV to the next level with a combination of technical and creative skills who will be in most demand.

Many of the jobs in highest demand will be concentrated in technology-related sectors, so your future prospects are likely to be excellent if you have one or more of the STEM skills of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

But if you have a combination of STEAMED skills  - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths, Entrepreneurship and Design, you would be snapped up!  People who can come up with new ideas, products and cures to solve the world's most pressing problem will be the most sought after in the future world of work.

Jacqueline Guile,Gateway, Careers, STAR