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Ai-Assisted health technician

AI-Assisted Healthcare Technician

AI-Assisted Healthcare Technician

Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths

When it comes to AI, Siri is just the beginning… 

Have you ever thought about how healthcare could look aided by all the benefits and possibilities of artificial intelligence?

 In the future, the growth of AI is expected to explode, and its impact on society and the economy will be significant. Industries across the employment landscape will be impacted, and healthcare is no different.

Currently, researchers are examining how AI could be incorporated into the health system, assisting with issues such as diagnosing disease more effectively or reducing therapeutic errors. AI could even analyse thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles and textbooks to deliver relevant information to health professionals, improving patient care. 

If we use AI in healthcare, we’ll need someone with tech skills to help run things. If you’re tech-savvy and passionate about caring for people, this could be you! 

Being an AI healthcare technician is Nursing 2.0 – the same healthcare skills with the added tech knowledge to deliver them remotely. 

Using in-home testing equipment and tools to diagnose and treat ailments, doctors will only need to treat more difficult cases directly. We could even reach the point where surgery is performed with the assistance of AI!

Career Pathways and Study Options

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Ai-Assisted health technician

    Skills:

    • Empathy and communication
    • Healthcare/clinical skills
    • Advanced technological skills
    3d Food Engineer

    3D Food Engineer/3D Chef

    3D Food Engineer/3D Chef

    English and Social Science, Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths, The Arts

    3D printing has taken the world by storm — but have you ever wondered if it can be used to create food? The answer is yes!

    Already, innovative scientists and foodies alike have come together to create incredible culinary works using 3D printing technology. 

    3D printing can be used to make many foods, from intricately layered chocolate and sugar sculptures to meat-free “steak”. 

    For those who love food and are keen to explore the science behind how it’s created, this could be the path for you. 

    Chemistry and engineering knowledge will be a must to land a job in this field.

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    3d Food Engineer

      Skills:

      • Innovative thinking
      • Imagination
      • Attention to detail
      Home automation contractor

      Home Automation Contractor

      Home Automation Contractor

      English and Social Science, Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths, The Arts

      From smart fridges to smart lightbulbs, the phenomenon known as “The Internet of Things” is slowly becoming a common feature across homes around the world. 

      Run through systems like Apple HomeKit or Google Home, having a system of many smart devices can get complex. 

      That’s why in the future, society will need skilled technicians to install and configure smart devices to suit the needs of users.

      Smart devices can be complex, especially for those unfamiliar with technology — this is where the home automation contractor can help. 

      Even today, setting up a smart TV can be a complex undertaking! 

      When everything from the toaster to the kitchen sink is a smart device, the home automation contractor will be vital to help make sure everything is set up correctly and running smoothly. 

      If you love tinkering with devices and have a knack for figuring out how things work, this might be just the job for you! 

      Pursue a career as a home automation contractor to help others embrace the rise of smart home technology.

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      Home automation contractor

        Skills:

        • Experience with technology
        • Attention to detail
        • Analytical skills
        • Patience
        • Communication
        Personal Web Developer

        Personal Web Manager

        Personal Web Manager

        English and Social Science, Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths, The Arts

        We’ve all been there — that one Facebook post that you look back on and cringe!

        Even today, your reputation is only as good as the information that people can dig up about you online. 

        In the age of social media and the ‘Metaverse’, it will become even more important in future to manage how we appear online, particularly for those with high-profile jobs or those in the public eye. 

        For those skilled in communication, this job may be the perfect fit. 

        Personal web managers will be a combination of publicists, hackers, guidance counsellors and security agents. Good communication skills, empathy and attention to detail are a must!

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        Personal Web Developer

          Skills:

          • Communication
          • Writing/publishing for the web
          • Forensic IT skills
          • Planning/strategy
          • Public relations
          Rewilder

          Rewilder

          Rewilder

          English and Social Science, Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths, The Arts

          Are you passionate about the environment and natural wildlife? Help return our world to its natural state by becoming a Rewilder.

          As human populations grow, cities expand and land is needed for industrial farming. As the planet’s temperature increases, so too do natural disasters. 

          This leaves the Earth’s wildlife facing the increasing stress of habitat destruction and the threat of extinction. 

          Becoming a Rewilder will see you use agricultural and wildlife management training to return nature to some of the environment’s most forsaken locations. You’ll get to restore degraded landscapes – putting the ‘wilderness’ back into the wild!

          Helping to nurture threatened species and give them back the habitats they need will mean that our planet retains its necessary species and ecosystems for generations to come.

          Career Pathways and Study Options

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          Rewilder

            Skills:

            • Passion for the environment and sustainability
            • Empathy
            • Knowledge of agriculture
            • Wildlife management training
            • Patience
            • Attention to detail
            Human-Technology Integration Specialist

            Human-Technology Integration Specialist

            Human-Technology Integration Specialist

            English and Social Science, Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths, The Arts

            Technology allows us to bring new innovations and improvements to our lives. As a human-technology integration specialist, you’ll help facilitate this transformation!

            If you enjoy deep-diving into new technologies and helping others, consider traveling down this career path. 

            A human-technology integration specialist is basically an IT specialist on steroids! 

            Taking a holistic approach, they will help consumers take advantage of the different technologies available for both work and home life. 

            Uniting these into a streamlined approach, the specialist will help improve the person’s quality of life through the latest available technology. 

            Whether it’s wearable tech, voice-activated AI assistance or smart appliances, the integration specialist helps people improve their lives by bringing together the tech that suits them best! 

            To succeed in this career path, you’re likely to need extensive IT support knowledge — life coaching or counselling experience would give you an extra edge!

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            Human-Technology Integration Specialist

              Skills:

              Wave Producer

              Wave Producer

              Wave Producer

              English and Social Science, Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths, The Arts

              We all love a trip to the beach… but have you ever thought about harnessing this force of nature to save the planet?

              Tidal power is a less common form of renewable energy, but it is slowly becoming better developed. 

              In 2011, the world’s first commercial-scale marine device producing “wave power” for the national grid was set up. Located off Scotland’s Orkney Islands, it was one of 30 devices that have been tested there by the European Marine Energy Centre.

              The UK has focused more of its resources on developing tidal power – hoping that it could one day provide as much as 20% of the country’s power needs. And the rest of the world won’t be far behind!

              No form of renewable energy can be harnessed without the right expertise and manpower — many engineers and technicians are needed to power our nations into the future. 

              If you’ve got an interest in sustainability and climate change and a head for engineering, why not check this job out? 

              Not to mention, “Wave Producer” is a pretty cool title to one day add to your CV!

              Career Pathways and Study Options

              Career pathways coming soon..

              Wave Producer

                Skills:

                • Innovative thinking
                • Analytical skills
                • Patience
                • Attention to detail
                Civil or Commercial Drone Pilot or Dispatcher

                Civil or Commercial Drone Pilot or Dispatcher

                Civil or Commercial Drone Pilot or Dispatcher

                Physical Education and Health

                In the future, drones won’t just be delivering packages or executing targeted airstrikes on terrorist cells, they’ll be everywhere in our day-to-day lives. Someone will need to pilot them. 

                Drone Pilots and Drone Dispatchers will work in both the private and government sectors. They’ll work with drones used in street cleaning, waste removal, air pollution monitors, and performing dangerous and routine tasks such as power line maintenance. 

                Drone Pilots will remotely operate their drones while they’re on the job so they can respond to any unforeseen circumstances. Drone Dispatchers might simply program a drone to perform a routine task and monitor it while the drone does all the work, only interfering in a worst case scenario. 

                Drone Pilots and Drone Dispatchers will need to adhere to government regulations for drone operations and they’ll need to operate their drones with a mind towards human safety. 

                Drone Pilots or Dispatchers will need to have whatever licences their jurisdiction requires for drone operation.

                Career Pathways and Study Options

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                Civil or Commercial Drone Pilot or Dispatcher

                  Skills:

                  • Good attention span
                  • Spatial awareness
                  • Hand-eye coordination
                  • Ability to read maps and 3D displays
                  Digital Rehab Counselor

                  Digital Rehab Counselor

                  Digital Rehab Counselor

                  Physical Education and Health

                  Like with any luxury, digital technology is at risk of being abused. Just like with alcohol or gambling, people can become addicted to social media, mobile games, and other digital forms of diversion. Digital Rehab Counselors will help their clients combat digital addictions. 

                  Digital Rehab Counselors will work with patients either in a clinical setting or at digital rehab centers to overcome their digital addictions. They’ll help their patients recognise what triggers their addiction and will help them develop strategies for combating their dependence on technology. 

                  Since it will become increasingly difficult to live a life completely free of the digital space, Digital Rehab Counselors will need to help their patients navigate those digital technologies in a healthy way. Using a mix of traditional counselling techniques and technologies for tracking digital activities Digital Rehab Counselors will help their clients get to the root of their addictions and return balance to their lives. In extreme cases they may even use AI’s to monitor and guide their clients when they’re unable to do so themselves. 

                  Digital Rehab Counselors will need to be certified mental health professionals with a deep understanding of both technology and addictions.

                  Career Pathways and Study Options

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                  Digital Rehab Counselor

                    Skills:

                    • Empathy
                    • Interpersonal skills
                    • Non-judgmental attitude
                    Space Nurses or Physicians

                    Space Nurses or Physicians

                    Space Nurses or Physicians

                    Physical Education and Health

                    Do you want to save lives? Do you want to go to space? Why not both? You could become a Space Nurse or Physician. 

                    Space is a dangerous place as Sci-Fi movies like to constantly remind us. As it becomes more common for people to travel and live in space, it will be important to have medical professionals trained not only to work in space but to counteract the unique health challenges presented by outer space. 

                    The human body isn’t naturally suited to living in a zero- or microgravity environment.  Until artificial gravity becomes a viable technology, Space Nurse and Physicians might need to treat space tourists for gravity-related ailments such as muscle wasting. Wounds will also behave differently in zero-gravity as blood can flow backwards. Specialised doctors and nurses will need training to handle these complications. There’s also increased radiation owing to lack of atmosphere which will need to be treated. 

                    Space Nurses and Physicians will require the same educational qualifications as their terrestrial counterparts as well as additional astronaut training. They will likely have to do additional specialised medical training around the unique environment of space.

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                    Space Nurses or Physicians

                      Skills:

                      • Maintain composure in high-pressure situations
                      • Good people skills
                      • Diagnostic/analytic abilities
                      Personalised Preventative Health Helpers

                      Personalised Preventative Health Helpers

                      Personalised Preventative Health Helpers

                      Physical Education and Health

                      Do you have great people skills and want to help people improve their health? Maybe you have a future as a Personalised Preventative Health Helper. 

                      Already, the number of personal trainers is on the rise. With dietary illnesses on the rise, people will want to not only have someone guide them through their physical fitness, but also their dietary health, mental health, and overall lifestyle improvements. Personalised Preventative Health Helpers will be holistic service providers who use data and technology to help their clients not only achieve their health goals but work with them to prevent future diet-related and/or chronic health problems. 

                      Personalised Preventative Health Helpers will work one-on-one with clients over time to develop the best preventative health plan for their client’s specific needs. They will use links between mental health and lifestyle patterns to help their clients. They could use their client’s genetic data and algorithms to perfect tailor solutions to fit their client’s health goals. Personalised Preventative Health Helpers could help lower the overall rate of disease, thus lessening the burden on the health care system. 

                      Personalised Preventative Health Helpers will need at least a high school diploma or equivalent and to have received the required training either on-the-job or through a certificate program.

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                      Personalised Preventative Health Helpers

                        Skills:

                        • Strong interpersonal skills
                        • Knowledge of the interconnected nature of physical health, mental health, and lifestyle
                        • Physical fitness

                        Health Shaper

                        Health Shaper

                        Physical Education and Health

                        Do you see yourself working in a health field? Do you want to provide individualised care? Rather than a doctor or nurse, why not consider becoming a Health Shaper. 

                        As our knowledge of genetics grows and medical technology advances, health care will become less and less one-size-fits-all. Using a mix of genetic profiles, health data, environmental monitoring, and behavioural tracking, Health Shapers will work with clients one-on-one to create custom health solutions that will help to prevent illness and strengthen health. 

                        Health Shapers will use machine learning and big data mining tools to identify and create solutions to help maximise each client’s wellness needs. They’ll take a holistic approach covering nutrition, exercise, and therapeutic interventions developed using data analysis. It’s even possible that Health Shapers will use predictive physiotherapy to strengthen and protect their client’s muscular-skeletal systems. 

                        Unlike other medical professionals who focus on individual anatomical systems or organs, Health Shapers will see the body as a whole, integrated system. They will strive to provide the best, personalised care based on their client’s needs. 

                        Health Shapers should have some level of health care qualification in nutrition, exercise science and/or physiotherapy.

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                          Skills:

                          • High-level technology skills
                          • Ability to collect and analyse data
                          • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
                          Decision Support Worker

                          Decision Support Worker

                          Decision Support Worker

                          Physical Education and Health

                          Are you the person in your friend group that everyone turns to for advise when making big decisions? You could be well on your way to becoming a Decision Support Worker. 

                          On average, people make over 30,000 decision every day. Decisions about food, clothes, how to perform a task, etc. Many of these can be made with minimal effort, but for more complex decisions, people might consult a recommender system with machine learning to help with psychological or dietary decisions. When people come across an important, life-altering decision that they can’t make on their own and that a virtual recommender system can’t advise on, then they’ll turn to a Decision Support Worker.  

                          Decision Support Workers will counsel their clients by first listening to their needs, gathering helpful and relevant data, and helping to put risk management strategies in place. They will need to be able to understand with and update their clients’ recommender systems to make them more personalised. 

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                          Decision Support Worker

                            Skills:

                            • Strong interpersonal skills
                            • Understanding of risk management
                            • Ability to analyse data
                            Aged Health Carer

                            Aged Health Carer

                            Aged Health Carer

                            Physical Education and Health

                            Do you like to help others? You could be the perfect candidate to become an Aged Health Carer. 

                            Aged Health Carers provide care and health services to elderly people. As medicine advances, people are living to be older and older, which means how we care for our elderly will continue to evolove. In the care home of the future, most of the manual labour will be caried out by robots and other smart technologies and automated systems will manage medications. So what work will be left for the Aged Health Carer of the future? Companionship.  

                            As technology advances and elder care becomes automated, Carers will be able to focus more fully on improving and maintaining the elderly’s quality of life. This will involve spending time with the elderly and facilitating enjoyable activities, such as musical performances, outings, movies, etc. 

                            The Aged Health Carers of the future will need some level of medical and healthcare qualification and will need enough digital literacy to interact with automated systems and robots. They could also have qualifications in psychology to help them better care for their elderly patients.

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                            Aged Health Carer

                              Skills:

                              • High emotional intelligence
                              • Good listener
                              • Empathetic

                              Cyber Forensics Investigator

                              Cyber Forensics Investigator

                              Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths

                              Every time we click on Facebook or search on YouTube it is stored in our computer system. This information may not seem important, but this information is important to solve crimes. Sometimes incriminating evidence is stored on a criminal’s computer, phone or tablet and this evidence can put them behind bars. How can we access this incriminating evidence to make our community safer?

                              A Cyber Forensic Investigator uses their computer and technology skills to go through someone’s device to locate incriminating evidence to put them behind bars. A Cyber Forensic Investigator maintains our safety by responding to computer and technological threats. We may aimless search, click, like, share and discover using our devices, but to a Cyber Forensic Investigator our clicks and searchers are important.

                              This career is not all glitzy and glam that TV shows like CSI would have you believe. It is hard work. A Cyber Forensic Investigator is often required to watch brutal and grotesque videos of people being harmed.

                              To become a Cyber Forensic Investigator requires a bachelor degree in cyber forensics.

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                                Skills:

                                • Strong communication skills
                                • Passion and interest in computer software and information technology
                                • Problem solver
                                • Resilient
                                • Team work

                                Cognitive Computing Analyst

                                Cognitive Computing Analyst

                                Physical Education and Health, Science and Maths

                                How would you feel if you taught machines and artificial intelligence (AI) to do things for us? Science is creating machines and computers that can learn. There is a new form of science that is developing machines which can learn through interaction. This form of science is called Cognitive Computing. These machines and computer systems have similar cognitive functions to humans. But who is going to teach these machines?

                                A Cognitive Computing Analyst is someone who teaches machines skills that benefit us. You probably are already using Cognitive Computing. Do you use Siri on your Apple phone? Or do you have Google Go at home? Those are both Cognitive Computing machines.

                                A Cognitive Computing Analyst, like any data and technology expert, needs to be agile, on the ball and prepared to think outside the box.

                                To become a Cognitive Computing Analyst requires a degree in computer science or information systems.

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                                  Skills:

                                  • Passion for computer science
                                  • Passion for robots and machines
                                  • Strong communications skills
                                  • Creative
                                  • Analytical thinker
                                  • Team work

                                  Mechatronic Engineer

                                  Mechatronic Engineer

                                  Physical Education and Health

                                  Does the possibility of a robotic future make you curious? Machines are not limited to washing machines or factory machines. Machines have a larger and increasingly important part of our daily lives. How many smart devices do you own? Imagine what type of machines and technology will be fundamental to our lives in ten years’ time. Do you want to be at the forefront of this technology era and develop a career which will have an economic and social impact?

                                  Mechatronic Engineering is a unique area of engineering. A Mechatronic Engineer uses knowledge from different areas of engineering to solve problems to ensure machines are operational and indirectly maintain the functioning of society.

                                  Mechatronic Engineers design and maintain machines. These include computer controlled machine operation, such as power plants and intelligent machines such as flying cars and robots.

                                  To become a mechatronic engineer requires a bachelor degree from university.

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                                    Skills:

                                    • Research
                                    • Project Design
                                    • Cross disciplinary skills
                                    • Hardware computer software
                                    • IT (Information technology)
                                    • Electronics
                                    • Problem solvers
                                    • Work in teams
                                    • Communication skills
                                    • Open to new ideas

                                    Robotic Engineer

                                    Robotic Engineer

                                    Physical Education and Health

                                    Robots are on the rise. They are completing tasks which are too dangerous for humans and are allowing tasks, such as surgery to become safer. Robots are part of our everyday. How many robots do you have in your life? Washing machines, smart TVs, phones, intercoms, cars and Fitbit allow us to simplify our lives, to be safe and to take care of our health.

                                    A Robotic Engineer designs, develops and maintains the software of robots. Robotic Engineers are developing safer technology, such as The da Vinic Surgical System which is a revolutionary surgical system. Allowing surgeons to perform accurate and safe surgery on patients.

                                    Robotic Engineers need to think broadly and with a deep understanding of how they can help benefit society. Robotic Engineers use computer software technology to make tomorrow safer.

                                    To become a Robotic Engineer, you are required to obtain a bachelor degree in engineering of in mathematics/physics.

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                                      Skills:

                                      • Likes robotics
                                      • Communication
                                      • Team work and work independently
                                      • Creative and innovative thinking
                                      • Computer software
                                      • Think broadly

                                      Biohacker

                                      Biohacker

                                      Physical Education and Health

                                      Move over Anonymous and other computer hackers, the new threat? Biohackers. Non-scientists conducting kitchen based research. The days of research, post doctorates and spending hours in the lab are slowly changing. Access to information is changing how we receive and use information. The possibilities for creation are endless. What are you going to create?

                                      Biohackers are promoting a new world, where people can move between different careers with greater ease. Biohackers offer new insight and findings. The more people tinker with synthetic biology the fast discoveries are made. Biohackers are changing how science is to be ‘done.’ A biohacker thinks broadly and challenges the ‘status quo.’

                                      There is no direct route to become a Biohacker, it is understood Biohackers will be people with either no higher education or people who did not complete high school.

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                                        Skills:

                                        • Innovative
                                        • Creative
                                        • Understand the principles and processes of biology
                                        • Communication
                                        • Resilient
                                        • Broad thinker

                                        Biotechnologist

                                        Biotechnologist

                                        Physical Education and Health

                                        The ‘what if,’ can be scary. For some the unknown can be a place of curiosity. A place where science can advance society and solve problems by being creative and thinking outside the box. A Biotechnologists is one of those people. A Biotechnologist solves problems and thinks outside the box to improve society.

                                        A Biotechnologist is a scientist that is interested in bacteria and organisms that have the potential to advance and improve society. How could you use bacteria to solve real world problems?

                                        Bacteria maybe microscopic, but do not let size fool you. Bacteria and organisms allow us to improve medical, agricultural and environmental processes and practices. Understanding and applying biology to real world problems will advance society. Such as, developing new and improved waste treatments or new vaccinations. This career allows you to shape your own path.

                                        A Biotechnologist is passionate about science and they are good at problem solving. They look at how the small picture – using bacteria and organisms – can solve big picture problems. A Biotechnologist is innovative and forward thinking. They use technology and science to find solutions.

                                        A biotechnologist works in a laboratory and requires a university degree.

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                                          Skills:

                                          • A passion for science
                                          • Problem solving skills
                                          • Resilience
                                          • Ability to work in a team and independently
                                          • An interest in medicine, agriculture and/or the environment
                                          • Communication and writing skills
                                          • Analytical skills
                                          • Systematic

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