Employment
ICT has changed the nature of jobs. Some jobs have been created and others have been lost...

New jobs created include ...

  • computer programmers
  • systems analysts
  • computer technicians
  • robot maintenance

Jobs which have been lost include...

  • boring or repetitive jobs replaced by robots (Eg assembly line)
  • dangerous jobs replaced by robots
  • office jobs - fewer workers needed

Most jobs now require some ICT skills.

 

Workers have often had to be re-trained to use ICT in their workplace.

 

Exercise : Employment
ICT has caused some workers in repetitive, boring or paper-based employment to lose their jobs

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but has created others

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Many workers have had to be so they can use computers.

 

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