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Workforce Horizon Scan

2029 - 2031

24 August 2026

What will the world of world look like for a graduate who starts at UC today?

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This Publicatiion is DRAFT only. It is yet to be endorsed by our advisory board.

This Workforce Horizon Scan is from the Centre for Employability & Career Development at the University of Canterbury. It draws together insights from a wide range of sources, and a good dose of AI, to take a look at workforce development trends, and make predictions for UC to consider as to the changing nature of the world of work our graduates will face in the future.

This publication invites comments and conversation. If you would like to discuss implications for UC or to contribute to the content, please communicate with us using the link below.

 

Our Approach, in Three Parts

Where possible, we have included links to the articles that have informed the synthesis and invite the reader to dive deeper into areas of interest. 

With all predictions of this nature, we are not stating fact; we are hoping to better understand how to prepare our students for an uncertain future.

Challenge

So what does UC need to do differently to meet changing workforce needs?

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