Technology for Sustainable Employment
Today’s world more than ever is driven by science and technology. An awareness and knowledge of science and technology thus provides some of the best and most sustainable employment opportunities you might consider.
This doesn’t mean you need to be a technician or scientist to have sustainable employment; but it does mean that whatever industry or job you work in, your prospects for success will be enhanced through a greater awareness of how to apply technology and science in that job.
Some people get turned onto science at school, and others get turned off. Often this is more to do with how good the teacher and curriculum is at motivating, inspiring, maintaining an interest and developing a thirst to learn. Don’t be turned off by a bad school experience!
What You should learn?
The broader your understanding, the more career possibilities you have.
Ideally, give yourself a broad foundation in all science and you have a broad foundation to work in any area of technology. If there are gaps in your knowledge after school; fill in those gaps; whether chemistry, biology or physics
Knowing any of the following can help you to optimise their long term career opportunities:
How an engine and a machine works
A lot of the work done in most industries today is done by engines and machines. Engines can be powered by electricity, petrol or something else. They cause movement; and when connected to machinery, they cause machines to do work.
If you understand the basics of machines and engines; you have foundation knowledge to apply in any industry from agriculture and horticulture to construction, manufacturing, the automotive industry or anything else. The same basic skills are a foundation for new industries such as robotics and drones.
How a computer works
Computers have two parts to them: hardware and software. If you understand hardware and the fundamentals of electronics, you have a starting point to install, repair and use the hardware better; and if you learn some basic computer programming, such as html; you have a foundation to work with software challenges as they emerge.
Computer technology is used in virtually every workplace today; so even if you are not an IT professional, your work challenges are easier, and your capacity to adapt to increasing IT application, will be vastly improved by knowing more about computers.
Plant Taxonomy, Anatomy and Physiology
Plant knowledge is critical in all land based industries from horticulture, agriculture and forestry to environmental management. A fundamental knowledge of plants gives you a foundation to work across any of these industries and move from one industry sector to another throughout your career.
Animal Taxonomy, Anatomy and Physiology
Animal industries include farm animals, wildlife, pets and pest management. Together these offer very diverse and extensive job and business opportunities, and that fact is unlikely to ever change; however the nature of opportunities might. If you can gain a foundation in animal sciences, you will always have a capacity to adapt to a wide variety of career opportunities across these industries.
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Understanding human sciences is what underpins the health and science industries. Opportunities in these industries goes well beyond just working in a gym or as a doctor or nurse.
Knowledge of computer technology, artificial intelligence, chemistry, microbiology, human psychology and even mechanics; are all increasingly overlapping with an understanding of human anatomy and physiology to produce new and previously unimagined employment opportunities.
Human Psychology
Human psychology today is a very real science. By understanding the thoughts and behaviors of people we can better cater to the needs of people in virtually every industry. Psychology has relevance in health, fitness, human resource management, workplace safety, quality control, education services, marketing, publishing and lots more.
Chemistry
A knowledge of chemistry underpins work opportunities in much more than just the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Chemistry is fundamental to understanding soil and working effectively in horticulture, agriculture and environmental management. It allows us to understand how animals, plants and microbes function; and that is going to make you better ar working in any industry that deals with living things.
Microbiology and Nano Technology
Knowledge of the microscopic world is a foundation for working in plant, animal or human heath; but also working with nano materials and nano machines. The world we cannot see affects the world we can see in so many ways; and the more that is understood about the microscopic world, the more employment opportunities are being imagined in that realm.
