According to Arjun Nair, “You must learn industry-relevant skills in fields such as analytics, data science and artificial intelligence to get a leg up in their career trajectory.”

It is important to reinforce the efforts of the United Nations’ towards spreading awareness amongst the young people and professionals regarding the importance of digital marketing and leadership skills as the knowledge of these areas will empower them to move forward in the ever growing ecosystem. As we know that youth makes up for 25% of the working population worldwide, yet it is very concerning to note that about 40% of them run out of jobs.

An interesting thing to note here is that the major reason behind this unemployment is not the scarcity of jobs, but the absence of relevant skills required to get one.

According to a survey conducted by UNESCO, the World Bank and the International Labor Organization, it has been found out that online learning has been globally accepted by the budding learners to develop skills sets and critical competencies. Work-based learning, access to quality learning, career counselling, and regular hand-holding on EdTech platforms help youth to acquire significant skills in such fields as Data Science, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to go a notch higher in their careers  This helps them become more proficient thereby, in turn increasing their chances of finding employment.

Top Skills For Young Learners to Power Ahead In Their Careers

1.Cybersecurity

Ensuring the security of network & data is of utmost importance for any organization. With the exponential increase of cybercrimes and data breaches day after day, there is an ever increasing need of skilled professionals in the field of Cybersecurity. Providing an opportunity for exploration in the world of Cybersecurity, acquiring such skills in this arena can provide one with an opportunity to place themselves in the top-notch government agencies, including security firms for undercover operations.

2.Artificial Intelligence

AI has become a top-notch domain with organizations promoting it across different sectors from the applications of artificial intelligence. With AI, the landscape of work is fast changing and by possessing these skills, one can access the pathways that lead to a range of career options related to technology, such as from data scientists to software engineers to product developers. As AI companies are impressively growing across various domains, securing these skills in this arena will reap fruitful results.

3.Cloud Computing

Since various companies are shifting from their age-old applications to cloud because of pandemic, jobs in this sector are massively growing. According to the recent reports, India is expected to witness a hike over one million jobs in the field of cloud computing by 2022 as several organizations will move their operations to the cloud infrastructure. There is a great surge for the key roles, including cloud network engineer, cloud application developer, cloud security manager and cloud automation engineer. The salary package survey says that cloud professionals can draw an amount anywhere between Rs. 4 lakh per annum to Rs, 35 lakh per annum based on their skills and experience.in order to know more about Cloud Computing 

4.Data Analytics

The increasing surge in analytical complexity and data volumes over a couple of decades has led to the growing adoption of in-database analytical tools. Organizations major business decisions are informed by various data. As per the recent report, about 94,000 jobs in data science were vacant in India at the end of August 2020 due to dearth of relevant talent. Sectors like e-commerce, BFSI, logistics and EdTech are still hiring top-rated and fresh tech talent for lucrative job opportunities like data scientist, analytics specialist, business analyst and operations analytics manager, etc. Excelling in such skills result in high-paying jobs.

5.Blockchain

Even though India is at a nascent stage in exploring Blockchain technology, it holds a lot of potential for the youth in present times. Worldwide expenditure on blockchain solutions has been expected to rise from 1.5 billion in 2018 to an approximately 15.9 billion by 2023. The incorporation of Blockchain technology is observing a major surge across several sectors including insurance, banking, logistics, public and healthcare administration. Companies in across every industry have accelerated their efforts to lend value to their business thereby increasing the demand for such roles as blockchain developer, blockchain system architect and blockchain software engineer. Blockchain has become a major business for such corporate biggies as Oracle, IBM, Amazon, Microsoft, JPMorgan and American Express, etc. In India, a blockchain developer draws a salary package ranging from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh.

Reference:- Educationtimes.com