Navigating the Future

Workshop:  Navigating the Future:  Jobs, Education, and AI (Artificial Intelligence)

• Overview:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way we work and live. As new technologies automate more tasks, some experts predict that many jobs could change—or even disappear—in the coming years. These changes leave many people wondering: Is higher education still worth it?How can I prepare myself or my family for an uncertain future?

Learn what drives the demand for jobs and education in the age of AI. Learn how to adapt to shifting career landscapes, understand which skills will remain in demand, and discover practical steps you can take today to stay competitive and confident in tomorrow’s world of work.

• Learning Outcomes:

         Participants will be able to:

• Explain how artificial intelligence is influencing the future of work, education, and workforce demand.

• Identify current trends in automation and AI and recognize how they may affect different occupations and industries.

• Evaluate the continuing role of higher education, certifications, and lifelong learning in preparing for an AI-driven economy.

• Recognize the technical and human skills—such as critical thinking, communication, adaptability, and digital literacy—that are likely to remain valuable as AI evolves.

• Assess how AI may impact their own career, educational goals, or family planning and identify opportunities for growth and reskilling.

• Develop a personalized action plan to prepare for future education and career opportunities in a rapidly changing workforce.

• Workshop Presenter

  • Kathleen E. High, M.Ed., CCSP, FCD-I

• Downloads:

  • City of Chino Hills

    • PowerPoint File

    • Workshop Handout

    • Information Flyer

• Related Handouts:

  • How-People-Make-Career-Choices

  • Understanding Labor Market Trends

  • In My Control/Out of My Control

  • Link Education and Career

  • So How Do You Find and Get Your Dream Job?

  • Different Types of Counselors

  • Identifying Potential Day Jobs

  • Job Search Websites

  • Reaching Career Goals

  • Start Your Own Business

  • Understanding Labor Market Trends

  • Informational Interview

  • Life-long Learning Options

  • Volunteer Interests

• Other In-House Handouts:

  • The Journey

  • Goal Setting in Academics

  • Aligning Goals

  • Purposeful Living

  • Career Exploration Research Tools  – consisting of:

    • Researching Career Interests(Using Appropriate Sources of Information)

    • Basic Career Research – Options Exploration – (Part 1)

    • Career Research Assignment – In Depth (Part 2)

  • Holland Poster Handout(Interest Area Themes)

  • Setting Effective Goals

  • One Step At a Time

  • Rapidly-Changing World (See workshop “Planning for an Unpredictable Future”)

  • How People Make Career Choices

  • Organizational Cultural Fit

  • Locus of Control

  • Happenstance

  • Difficult Choices

  • Timeline

  • Job Placement Resources

  • Opportunity vs. Security

  • Generalist vs Specialist

  • CDDQ (Career Decision Making Difficulty Questionnaire)

  • Hertzberg & Maslow

  • Informational Interview

  • Care Giving Dilemmas

  • Coping Strategies for Academics

• Helpful Links:

  • AI & Data Center Related:

    • California AI-Unemployment Tracker

    • AI Resources - Career Related - from National Career Development Association (NCDA)

    • AI ‘de-skilling’: What happens when we offload our work to AI?

    • Why Students Have Mixed Reactions to Using AI

    • College Majors and Saturated vs Growing Job Markets

    • Diffusion of Innovation Theory

    • Videos:

      • How Data Centers Work and Why AI is Driving Their Growth

      • AI Bubble

      • Every Tech Bubble Obeyed the Same Rule. AI is Next

      • “They are REALLY, REALLY DUMB’ about some things: Gil Durán EXPOSES Silicon Valley oligarchs

      • Legal Exposure Challenges Related to AI

      • Research on AI Layoffs

      • Available Technology & Job Trends: Death of Eastman Kodak and Film Photography

      • The Great Y2K Scare

• Find Help:

  • Local American Jobs Center (job search help)

  • Need career help? – NCDA career practitioner search

  • Path Forward – Non-profit helps caregiver parents return to the workplace

  • AARP – Work & Jobs

  • Video/Book: “The Sequel Career: How to Change Your Career without Starting Over”

  • CalJOBS – EDD’s job search website

  • Senior Community Employment Services Program – San Bernardino County

  • Job Seekers with Criminal Convictions (Justice-involved)

  • Rising Scholars Network – Justice Involved California Community College Students

  • iRelaunch (Return to Work Programs)

  1. Career Development Theory Information:

     • Career Development Theory (Self Concept) PowerPoint

• Taking Assessments:

  • Career Onestop – Self Assessments – (Free and Accessible)

  • Gladeo (Career exploration platform)

  • Take Assessments with Workshop Author

  • O*NET Interest Profiler

• Research Career Information:

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook

• O*NET Online (Database search)

• Search for Professional Associations

• Research Labor Market Information

• NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)

  1. Search for Remote Work Opportunities

  2. Search for Entry-Level Jobs

• Research Training Programs

  • Career Coach (California Community College) – Research education/career options

• Help Starting a Business:

  • Help Starting a For-Profit Business (SBA)

  • Help Starting a Non-Profit Business

  1. Miscellaneous:

     • Purpose Venn Diagram

     • 4 Tips For Chasing Your Dream Career

• Related Articles:

  • Explaining a Gap in Resume

  • “Play Makes Us Human: When Work is Play”

  • “Breaking Into Any Field Without Enough Experience”

  • “How to Find Meaning in a Job That Isn’t Your ‘True Calling’”

  • “Why making a backup plan may set you up to fail”

  • “How To Get Through ‘The Cave’ To Your Dream Job”

  • Slash Careers: “How to Create a Career without a Full-Time Job” (based on book below: “One Person/Multiple Careers”)

• Related Videos:

  • Webinar: “Supporting Those Whose Skills are No Longer in Demand” by workshop author

  • Assessments:

    • MBTI (personality compatibility — one key to career success)

      Strong (Interest compatibility — one key to career success)

  • Other Career Related:

    • Talent vs Skill

    • 4 Skills & 4 Steps to a Successful Career

    • Success in the New Economy (2018 version)

    • Sequel Careers (Changing careers without starting over) 

    • Entitlement Creed

    • Why Changing Careers Is SO Hard (Importance of connecting and networking)

    • How to Tell If This Company Suits Me

    • Importance of Timing & Life Experience Drives Passion: The ‘Never Again’ Movement

    • Slope of the Curve: Technology is Changing the World of Work

• Related Books:

  • Make Your Job a Calling

  • Let Your Life Speak

  • One Person/Multiple Careers: The Original Guide to the Slash Career

  • 101 Weird Ways to Make Money: Cricket Farming, Repossessing Cars, and Other Jobs With Big Upside and Not Much Competition 

  • The Resilience Factor

  • Career Errors

  • Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work

  • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

• Other In-House Workshops – Job Search Topics:

• Planning for an Unpredictable Future‍ ‍How to Respond to a World of Constant Change

• Work & Career RestartsDeveloping a Plan to Get Back into the Workplace

• Educational Choices You Won’t Regret LaterWhat You Need to Know and Do To Ensure You are Making Wise Decisions about Your Education

• Unemployed and Looking for AnswersWhat they need: Information, Resources and Support

• Job Search Tips for Unique Populations(Unemployed, Over 40, Over Qualified, Disabled, Veterans, and Flawed Past)

• Networking SavvyMaking the most of your personal, professional, and online connections

• Resumes for Today’s Job Market The “Rules” have changed. Does your resume reflect the new rules?

• Perfecting the Interviewing ProcessPreparation and Practice Make Perfect