As automation and artificial intelligence continue to transform Canadian workplaces, post-secondary institutions across the country say they are working to prepare students for jobs that may not even exist yet.
Climate change, data science and cybersecurity are increasingly in the spotlight at Canadian universities as they adapt their offerings to address "the needs not only of a changing marketplace but of a changing society," Paul Davidson, president of the association Universities Canada, said in a recent interview."There are numbers like 50 per cent of the jobs have not yet been defined, and so how does any organization ... prepare for that kind of change?" Davidson said.
Susan McCahan, vice-provost of academic programs at the University of Toronto, says so-called "future-proofing" is a complex process that involves more than just creating new degrees and programs. At the same time, McCahan said, not every program needs to have an AI component, and universities have to be careful not to jump on every fad.
The University of New Brunswick opened a new cybersecurity institute in 2017 in hopes of establishing an educational hub for a pivotal issue of the digital age.
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