Navigating the World of Work
This interactive tool, inspired by the CareerTech Challenge, highlights how digital tools could support workers transitioning into new jobs, particularly as the way we work changes with the increase in automation and the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CareerTech Challenge innovators have designed and tested digital platforms to support workers during these key transitional moments and beyond, creating a resilient and fulfilled workforce.
Explore our three stories and their hotspots, to see how the innovations support workers to make these changes.
Exploring Career Options and Specialist Training
Jane, 39, works as a cashier in a supermarket. She wants to understand the options open to her, and the new skills she can acquire to open up different careers.
Jane can use our platforms to explore different career paths, and take on specialist training that is relevant to industries who are likely to grow and need to employ more people in the coming years.
Exploring Career Options
Workers might be overwhelmed by information about the different types of jobs available, especially if they are coming to the job market after a long time in the same company or type of role. Making sense of all these possibilities, and giving workers some clear options available to them, can help them take a more targeted approach to searching. Innovators doing this:
Specialist training
Taking advantage of a growing labour market in a specialist sector can be a great retraining opportunity. For precarious workers, a new role that is very similar to the previous one can often present the same lack of job security and automation risks. By changing tack in a career, workers can find roles that are likely to be in demand in the future economy, providing greater security and career opportunities. Innovators offering specialist training: