communication, critical thinking, creativity, planning, management, and problem-solving. These are transferable skills, not technical skills
Any tradesperson will tell you that these skills are necessary in abundance for any skilled trade practiced today.
material changes to federal CTE legislation have
Changes are coming in Ontario under the provincial government for good or bad. Time will tell. Unfortunately, the current government has a habit of announcing changes without a plan for implementation.
Today’s “career and technical education” is yesterday’s “vocational education,” though not really.
Unfortunately, in many cases, today's "career and technical education" programs are being taught exactly like yesterday's "vocational education". The curriculum has changed but many instructors take it upon themselves to teach the same old subject matter using the same methods.
As you might imagine, this demonstration led to some inevitable—and now ubiquitous—hand-wringing about automation and the implications for society.
There is no question that any type of technological advancement of this nature is going to bring change. Part of education today will involve preparing students to be able to adapt.
the generative artificial intelligence behind ChatGPT can write nearly flawless computer code for a certain syntax-based statistical package commonly used among policy-researcher types
This is the type of profession that will be replace by automation, not many of the skilled trades.
it goes well beyond producing first-year term papers
Chat GPT is equally adept at producing second-year term papers as well.
Is AI going to gut the kinds of jobs that CTE will prepare students for
I can see the roomba lawnmower being put to use but I don't think I'd trust it to cut someone's hair.
obs requiring bachelor’s degrees involve a greater number of transferable skills
Many of the skillsets employed in skilled trades are transferrable. A plumber uses a wrench the same way as a millwright and an automotive service technician.
In theory, CTE students should be better prepared for automation.
CTE students should be better prepared to repair mechanical automation when it breaks. The more mechanically extensive the automation is, the better the propensity for catastrophic failure.
First, average automation risks decrease as education level goes up, largely because jobs requiring bachelor’s degrees involve a greater number of transferable skills that are less easy to automate.
I disagree with this statement. Many of the professions that I see AI replacing based on applications being developed today are University educated jobs such as engineers and architects.
funneling disadvantaged students into low-wage, low-opportunity occupations
While some skilled trade pay more than others, it has been some time since many trade positions have been considered low-wage and low-opportunity.
areas have automation risks that are high: Architecture & Construction
I think that some of the writer's calculations are off. I can't see construction at high risk of automation. Siri, renovate my bathroom.