Food for thought on jobs of the future
Research highlights the coming need for skills in food production
New research into jobs of the future has identified specialists in food production as among the crucial skills South Africa and other countries will need in the changing world of work, but some jobs that may become essential don’t even exist yet.
The Brics Business Council and the Food and Beverages Sectoral Education and Training Authority (FoodBev Seta) this week launched the Atlas of Emerging Jobs in the Food and Beverage Sector, which showed that equipment operational specialists, bio-nutritionists, integration software engineers and farm technicians are among the increasingly important skills in food production. ..
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