The world is changing. We can too. What skills will workers need in the future, and how can we design services to help young people get them?

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1 The world is changing. We can too. What skills will workers need in the future, and how can we design services to help young people get them?

2 American Institutes for Research - Virginia Hamilton skysthelimit.org - Bo Ghirardelli

3 1899 Classroom in the year 2000 Jean-Marc Côté

4 1899 Janitorial Services in 2000 Jean-Marc Côté

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6 The Problem - Youth underemployment Nearly 45% of young adults aren t employed full-time. 18 to 29 year olds have the highest underemployment rate since World War II. Number of college grads working minimum wage jobs is at highest rate ever. -AP, US Census, BLS

7 The Problem - Where will new jobs come from? New business startups - the main driver of job creation - are dying. Most new jobs come from startups. -Small Business Administration (SBA) Only half as many new businesses are being started today as a generation ago. -Kauffman Foundation

8 Top 20 Emerging Jobs

9 I m copying a friend s resume, but putting my words to it because I don t know how to make one. DAVID, 18 WHAT IF Instead of resume-building classes, we provided templates for youth to adapt quickly, since a resume is a means to an end at this stage?

10 What skills will people need? Young people need to know how to: Always learn! Interact + collaborate Develop and execute ideas Take risks (and be OK with failure)

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12 Recommendations: - Develop skills in critical thinking, insight, and analysis capabilities - Integrate new-media literacy - Integrate interdisciplinary training to develop skills and knowledge in a range of subjects - Use experiential learning and develop soft skills - the ability to collaborate, work in groups, read social cues, respond adaptively - Learning needs to continue into adulthood

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15 Reflect with your neighbor

16 Putting it into practice: Social Emotional Learning

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20 To incorporate SEL in your programs Ask a group of youth to redesign your key communications pieces and intake forms. Ask your staff to immerse in the jobfinding experiences of youth and share what it actually feels like to be an out of school youth. What are you doing now?

21 Putting it into practice: Entrepreneurship

22 More than 1/3 of workers are freelancers (aka selfemployed or entrepreneurs ) and the number is rising. -Intuit/Freelancers Union

23 Over 60% of young adults of color ages 18 to 29 in the United States say they want to start a business, but lack the support and resources to do so. That s millions of aspiring entrepreneurs. -Kauffman Foundation/Young Invincibles

24 What if every young adult learned how to start a business? Or at least the millions who want to.

25 Why? Practicing entrepreneurship develops 21st Century Skills.

26 What do young entrepreneurs need to succeed? 1. Social capital (connections, business opportunities) 2. Hard and soft skills 3. Confidence and inspiration 4. Risk-tolerant financial capital

27 What we focus on: 1. Social capital (connections, business opportunities) 2. Hard and soft skills 3. Confidence and inspiration 4. Risk-tolerant financial capital

28 How it works: 1. Join Sign up and create your profile - it's free! You'll gain access to business planning resources right away. 2. Match We match young entrepreneurs with experienced business advisors & mentors for virtual and in-person meetings. 3. Build Work together to build businesses, learn new skills, and make a meaningful connection!

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39 To incorporate entrepreneurship in your programs Ask your youth how many of them have a business idea, or want to start a business. Ask them what they need. How could you support aspiring young entrepreneurs?

40 CONTACT: Virginia Hamilton - vahamilton@mac.com Bo Ghirardelli - bo@skysthelimit.org