Latest education and career news from around the world — 2nd September, 2020

Curated by the Knowledge Team of ICS Career GPS

EDUCATION NEWS

These 5 charts show the impact COVID-19 is having on children around the world

While children are deemed to be at low risk of severe infection from COVID-19, the pandemic has impacted their lives in innumerable ways.

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4 ways COVID-19 could change how we educate future generations

In a world where knowledge is a mouse-click away, the role of the educator must change too. For a while now, educators around the world have been talking about the need to rethink how we educate future generations. COVID-19 might just be the disruption that the sector needed to get us all to rethink how we educate.

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CAREER NEWS

Here are 5 skills researchers say employers are looking for right now

Getting your first foot on the career ladder — or climbing back onto it — has seldom felt harder. The equivalent of 305 million full-time jobs have been lost globally since COVID-19 hit, according to the International Labour Organisation. But bright spots are emerging.

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Brilliant! Low-Cost Bedrolls Made by Upcycling Scrap from PPE Manufacturers

Roshni Muthukumar writes about Lakshmi Menon, a well-known eco-innovator in Kerala and the founder of Pure Living, an organisation focused on finding sustainable livelihood solutions. She has come up with a new invention — an eco-friendly mattress, ‘Shayya’, that aims to solve two issues: waste management and the lack of bedding at many COVID care centres.

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(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the above mentioned articles are those of the authors. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of ICS Career GPS or its staff.)

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