What you'll learn:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the key technologies driving the 4th Industrial Revolution, including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, IoT etc.
- Gain insights into key forces shaping change in 2026, including a reshaped form of globalisation, climate change, demographic shifts, and evolving geopolitics.s
- Understand the key hard and soft skills needed to prepare for the future of work and how to up-skill and re-skill.
- Learn which types of jobs are in and which type of jobs are out over the coming years to 2030 and beyond.
- Cultivate a mindset geared towards continuous learning and adaptability to keep pace with rapid technological advancements.
- Understand the importance of reskilling and upskilling in an ever-changing job market.
- Foster an entrepreneurial mindset to identify opportunities and create value in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
- By course end, participants will be able to advise others, including their own children, on future skills & careers as we look towards 2030 and beyond.
- By the end of the course students will have created a Personal Skill Development Plan to prepare for the future of work.
- Download and read the first two chapters of Future Skills 2030 (book by the instructor)
- Download and listen to the included Companion Audiobook version of the course.
The World of Work Is Changing Faster Than Ever
AI, automation, robotics, green technologies, and shifting global economic forces are reshaping industries, careers, and the skills employers need.
Jobs are evolving. Career paths are becoming less predictable. Skills that were valuable yesterday may not be enough tomorrow.
If you’re wondering how to stay relevant, adaptable, and future-ready, this course will help you understand what is changing — and develop a practical strategy for responding to it.
Why This Course Matters
The future of work is not something happening decades from now.
It is already here.
Artificial intelligence is changing how knowledge work is performed. Automation is reshaping occupations. New technologies are creating opportunities while making other skills less valuable. At the same time, sustainability, demographic change, geopolitics, and new forms of employment are transforming the wider labour market.
The challenge is not to predict the future perfectly.
It is to become better prepared for multiple possible futures.
What You’ll Explore
Future Skills: Emerging Technologies & Career Strategy goes beyond the latest AI headlines to help you understand the broader forces shaping work and careers.
You’ll explore:
Artificial intelligence and automation
Robotics and emerging technologies
Digital transformation and the changing economy
Green technologies and the sustainability transition
The gig economy, portfolio careers, and new ways of working
Emerging industries and career opportunities
The human skills that remain valuable in an increasingly automated world
Lifelong learning, adaptability, and career resilience
Most importantly, you’ll learn how these developments connect — and what they could mean for your own career and skills strategy.
What You’ll Gain
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Understand the major technological, economic, and social forces reshaping work
Recognise emerging technologies that could affect industries and careers
Identify skills that are becoming more valuable
Assess your own exposure to technological and labour-market change
Identify potential growth areas and career opportunities
Build a more deliberate upskilling and lifelong-learning strategy
Strengthen your adaptability, resilience, and future-focused thinking
Make more informed decisions about your career direction
The goal is not simply to learn about technology.
It is to understand what is changing, what it could mean for you, and how you can respond.
Who This Course Is For
This course is designed for:
Professionals concerned about the impact of AI and automation
Students preparing for a changing labour market
Career changers exploring new directions
People considering their next stage of work or learning
Parents and educators thinking about future career opportunities
Leaders and managers trying to understand technological disruption
Lifelong learners who want a broader view of the future
No technical background is required.
You simply need curiosity about the future — and a willingness to think strategically about your place within it.
Updated for 2026
Originally launched in 2019, this course has continued to evolve alongside the technologies and trends it explores.
Recent updates include:
Generative AI and increasingly autonomous AI systems
Emerging technologies and new areas of innovation
Global technology competition
Changing workforce structures
New skills requirements
Updated thinking about careers, adaptability, and lifelong learning
Rather than chasing every new technology headline, the course gives you a framework for understanding change that you can continue using as technologies evolve.
Prepare for Change — Don’t Just React to It
Nobody knows exactly what the world of work will look like in 2030 and beyond.
But we can understand the forces shaping it.
We can develop skills that transfer across jobs and industries.
And we can become better at learning, adapting, and making decisions under uncertainty.
That is what this course is designed to help you do.
Welcome to Future Skills: Emerging Technologies & Career Strategy.
