Pohang Yeongsin Middle School: New Job Creation

Job Creation Program

A career education program for middle school students that explores how jobs change and the technologies shaping the future, then has students design a new job of their own using generative AI and job creation cards.

Program Results

• [ 5 ] classes and [ 101 ] students took part.
• ★★★★★ 4.4 points

"I didn't have a career path in mind before, but after this really useful class I came to understand my strengths and interests. It was a very interesting class that got me thinking about my future career, and I think it would be a great help for next year's students to take this wonderful class too."

"I found out which technologies and jobs I like, and I learned about new jobs and technologies. I learned new things and new words, and I realized what my strengths are and what I enjoy."

Program Content

Students look at how jobs have changed from the past to the present and into the future, learning that jobs don't simply disappear but evolve and expand. They then apply the three principles of job creation—discovery, specialization and convergence—to come up with new job ideas, and use generative AI to define why each new job is needed and what it involves.

Understanding How Jobs Change

• Exploring changes in the world of work, past, present and future
• Case studies of how technological progress changes jobs
• Learning why new jobs come into being

Hands-on Practice with the Three Principles of Job Creation

• Generating new job ideas through discovery, specialization and convergence
• Understanding how existing jobs connect with future technologies
• Developing job creation ideas based on problems in the local community and everyday life

Shaping New Jobs with Generative AI

• Using AI to define the new job's title, role and required competencies
• Exploring personal or promising career paths through job creation
• Completing a presentation worksheet, including images

Outcomes

• A profile of the new job each student created
• A WHY? HOW? WHAT? career roadmap
• Stronger career imagination and self-expression