jobs for the future: using technology to empower in the 21st century economy
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Jobs for the Future: Using Technology to Empower in the 21st Century Economy
Tess Posner Managing Director, Samaschool
@tessposner @_samaschool
Knowledge Economy
Global Competition + Collaboration
Gig Economy
Fluid Work Arrangements
Remote Work
Rapid Change
Sources: RAND, DOL, Future of Work, Jacob Morgan
Globalization
Technology
Recession
Demographics
Trends Shaping the Future of Work
What skills will we need to compete, to launch companies?
Source: CapGemini
90% of jobs in the next year will require some form of ICT skills.
STEM jobs will account for 38 percent of all high-skill jobs created in the next three years; they are also typically among the highest paid.
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Intl, 2014
But it’s not just high skill jobs…
*Middle-skill occupations are defined as those with less than 80% of job postings that call for a bachelor’s degree, and those with a median hourly wage above that of the national living wage.
Of the nearly 7.9 million middle-skill* jobs available today, 6.2 million, 78%, require ICT skills.
Source: HR&A Advisors Report
Men outnumber women 7 to 3 in tech jobs.
Source: Anita Borg Insitiute
Just 1 in 14 tech employees in Silicon Valley is black or Latino.
Source: Intel Report, Women and the Web 2013
Across the developing world, nearly 25% fewer women than men have access to the Internet, and the gender gap is up to 45% in regions like sub-Saharan Africa.
STRATEGY 2013 (EST.) 2014% Households with broadband access
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Annual Household Income
Less than $30,000 $30,000-$50,000 $50,000-$75,000
Internet access and usage is significantly lower in poor households.
Source: Pew Internet Project
Inadequate access to the internet and technology can hinder these groups from learning the skills that are crucial to success.
The likelihood for companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity to outperform those in the bottom quartile:
Diversity is good for business
Gender-diverse companies Ethnically diverse companies
Source: McKinsey
15% 35%
Source: Delloitte
Women account for $4.3 trillion of total U.S. consumer spending.
Access to information
New sources of income + jobs
Collaboration on a global scale
Online work is growing over 22%, compared with 3% in offline jobs.
Source: oDesk/ Elance, Intuit Report
There are over 80 online work platforms posting millions of jobs per year in hundreds of job categories.
Source: Global Industry Analysts
The global eLearning Market is expected to reach $107 billion this year.
But to access these, you need:
Awareness Digital skills Internet literacy + access
Providing low-income people with digital skills and access to internet-based jobs to help them succeed in the new economy.
By bringing digital literacy and Internet-based work opportunities to disadvantaged areas, we aim to transform communities across the nation through technology.
Business & Personal Blogging
Customer Service
Virtual Assistant
Data Entry
So! skills
Entrepreneurship
Financial Literacy
Laptop scholarships for students
Employer + tech partners
Access + ExposureDigital Work ReadinessMarketable Skills + +
Our Model
In-person training
Online training
US Sites Dumas, AR Merced, CA San Francisco, CA East Palo Alto, CA Quincy, CA New York, NY
International Nairobi, Kenya
Current Operations
Impact: Skills & Wages
Over 85% of our students report experiencing significant improvement or improvement in their computer literacy, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and professional communication skills.
Increase in starting wages compared to most recent jobs
Average graduate wage
$12.64 27%WITHIN 10 weeks
International Program Results
LUCY Samaschool Kenya student
Initial results from our Kenya pilots show an 86% interview rate and 56% employment rate.
“I came home in 2006 with cancer. I could no longer work and I looked and looked for a job that fit in with working from my home, but I had no idea how to do this...this has absolutely opened up my life.”
MARY, 70 Merced, CA
“I’m learning to use the Internet as a tool to teach myself new skills.”
Kristen, 40 40, Merced, CA
“This course stretched me a lot...stretched me mentally...it made me really think about some stuff and really discipline myself.”
STACY, 38 Single mom, Arkansas
Growth Plan: 2015-2017
We aim to help 25,000 people succeed in the digital economy and move out of poverty by 2017.
Number of Samaschool students: 2015-2017
2015 2016 2017
1,500 students
5,000 students
25,000 students
Give work Hire or provide an internship to a Samaschool grad
Three ways to get involved:
Invest in leaders Mentor a student
Reach more Partner with us to grow the ecosystem
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