But opinion was sharply divided over which degrees were best for future-proof careers.-two percent of respondents believed engineering would help develop future-proof skillsrgraduates believed history would lead to a future-proof career(67 percent) thought the world of work would be significantly different or completely unrecognizable in 20 years.
The findings,published today,come after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan sparked controversy with claims that teenagers should steer clear of the arts and humanities and opt for science or maths subjects if they want to access the widest range of jobs.
She said that in previous decades students would only take maths or science if they wanted to pursue a specific career such as medicine or pharmacy,but nowadays that “couldn’t_be_further_from_the_truth”.
“If you wanted to do something different,or even if you didn’t know what you wanted to do...then the arts and humanities were what you chose.Because they were useful—we were told—for all kinds of jobs.Of course now we know that couldn’t be further from the truth,that the subjects that keep young people’s options open and unlock doors to all sorts of careers are the STEM (science,technology,engineering and maths) subjects.”
She also described maths as “the subject that employers value most” and said that pupils who study A-level maths will earn 10 percent more over their lifetime.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了课程的选择对学生们未来的发guarantee your future job,which kind of courses will you choose according to the survey?
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