Young people today, professionals in the future: what digital skills do they need to master?

Although they are digital natives, there are young people who face difficulties in dealing with computers, according to parents, teachers and recruiters on social networks. But with the evolution of the technological market 27.6% is expected to grow annually between 2024 and 2030, according to a study by Grand Review Research & Children and adolescents need to learn this and many others digital skills that will impact your future.

To go beyond the introduction in the technological market, they can count on programming and robotics classes, which will help develop logical thinking, reasoning and communication skills; useful skills for life, whether in personal or corporate routine. 

“The acceleration of the IT market is resulting in the emergence of new careers, which, in turn, create the demand for professionals who have differentiated digital skills.Young people who learn this as soon as possible will be able, in addition to circulating in the digital adult world, to excel in the functions in the labor market”, comments Henrique Nobrega, CEO and founder of the Ctrl + Play, Franchise network of technology and innovation. 

With the skills acquired in technology classes, children and adolescents can improve, by table, several digital skills, being the basis of all the skills digital communication. It enables an uncomplicated and efficient relationship across all digital channels. Mastering it involves knowing how to express yourself properly and deal with different languages, audiences and contexts, which will enable the performance of other skills.

The computational thinking it is also a key point of the professional future, and can be acquired in programming and robotics classes. It involves the ability to solve complex problems logically, using fundamental principles of computing. Commonly present in the IT area, professionals who follow this career will be able to formulate problems, create solutions, organize data, analyze information and represent concepts in an algorithmic way.

Finally, it is also necessary for these future professionals to data analysis, applicable in several careers. It is the ability to collect, interpret, organize and extract information from data sets through digital tools and platforms. This competence ends up exercising interpretation, critical thinking, effective communication and decision-making based on data, skills that are constantly cultivated in programming activities. 

How to acquire the skills?

Learning can start at home, with a digital education still early.From teaching about privacy in networks to encouraging the use of educational games and interactive applications, those responsible can explore ways to awaken in young people the interest in the digital world in a healthy way. 

“It is common for people to think that technology cannot provide cognitive improvements. Everything depends on the conscious and non-passive use of tools, which will teach skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, logic, mathematics, communication and reading. Technology courses, such as programming and robotics, are an example of this learning and can be the key to qualify new generations for the future”, comments Henrique.