{"id":3985,"date":"2022-10-05T15:42:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T07:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/?p=3985"},"modified":"2022-10-05T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T09:16:16","slug":"young-and-unemployed-a-global-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/young-and-unemployed-a-global-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Young and Unemployed: A Global Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fuelled by the pandemic, the series of trials in the last two years have impacted the world economy with numerous pain points to recover from. It has also, however, accelerated the transformation and increased attention in the digital and green spheres with a rekindled vigour in the way society and businesses need to adapt.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"Changing-Landscape-\"><strong>The Changing Landscape<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The human impact on the environment is staggering \u2013 natural resources of our finite planet are being used up at an exponential rate. As the global economy transitions toward digitisation, automation, and environmentally sustainable industries, it demands more digital and green focused jobs, especially in the context of current climate challenges and the instability of the geopolitical landscape.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Landfill\" class=\"wp-image-3988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-1067x600.png 1067w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The youth of today require digital skills and knowledge in managing our environment conscientiously, to navigate an expanding \u201ceco-economy\u201d. Skills without which will aggravate an already growing worldwide youth unemployment crisis, exacerbated by an interrupted workforce.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Solution: Education<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Productivity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation are by-products of education.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interconnected system of society and culture, the economy, and ecological life support are embedded in each other.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Young woman studying from home \" class=\"wp-image-3986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3-1067x600.png 1067w, https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forward planning rooted in education is the key to unlocking real change. The domino effect of an educated body of youth will help to answer innumerable issues socially, environmentally, and beyond global economic growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out how you can meet the demand for digital affluence and green conscientiousness through these programmes at MDIS:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/school-of-safety-and-environmental-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Safety and Environmental Management<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/school-of-safety-and-environmental-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Media and Communications<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/school-of-safety-and-environmental-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Technology<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/school-of-safety-and-environmental-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engineering<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more here:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/reskilling-revolution-attitude-decade-mdis-sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reskilling Revolution: The Attitude of the Decade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/content\/documents\/Building_a_Sustainable_and_Desirable_Economy-in-Society-in-Nature.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building a Sustainable and Desirable Economy in Society in Nature<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The human impact on the environment is staggering \u2013 natural resources of our finite planet are being used up at an exponential rate. 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