THIS ASSIGNMENT IS ALIGNED TO THE FOLLOWING LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Describe demographic trends that affect workforce development such as changes in age, gender, ethnicity, and immigration patterns
- Identify technology advancements that affect workforce development such as automation, artificial intelligence, and the gig economy
- Explain the process of workforce development planning, including forecasting and gap analysis, as methods for analyzing trends and identifying current and future needs trends
THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL HELP YOU GAIN THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE:
- You will become familiar with the labor market and workforce trends in your future career field.
THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL HELP YOU PRACTICE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:
- You will practice researching data and communicating the findings to others.
Detailed Assignment Instructions
Choose a city in which you would like to live and work. Look up a job post for the kind of job you want in that area and determine the educational attainment and skills requirements for that position. Look up the labor market data for the industry in which you plan to work for that area. What changes in workforce demographics and technological advancements are facing the industry in that area?
You will write a paper that includes both your findings, your critical analysis of what the future holds for you and your chosen career path/industry, and how you might participate or otherwise be involved in workforce development efforts.
Measures for Success
The final product should be approximately 3 pages(approximately 750 words).
The file should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
You will use APA Style Guidelines for this assignment. Resources to help with this are available on the class guide.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
- This is a graded assignment and therefore you should use professional writing standards. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization will all be counted as a part of your final grade on this assignment.
- You should attempt to incorporate some of the terms and concepts you have learned in this course so far. Your writing should demonstrate that you have thought critically about the information and carefully analyzed your results.