Meet the Amazing Technologies That Will Set You Up for an Exciting Future Career

Sponsored by the University of Johannesburg

Although we may not quite be at the stage of flying hoverboards and time travel, advances in artificial intelligence (AI), big data, virtual reality (VR) and other futuristic technologies have vastly accelerated over the last decade.

Thanks to the new challenges and opportunities that are being brought about by these technologies, there’s an increasing talent gap for innovative data literacy skills, over traditional technology skillsets. And despite the excitement that surrounds these innovative technologies, the fact they’re still in their relative infancy means it’s sometimes difficult to stay up-to-date with them, let alone one step ahead.

There are also concerns that universities are struggling to keep up with the pace, as the demand for universities to teach the theory and practice behind technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and virtual reality heightens.

The University of Johannesburg is one university that’s making a demonstrable effort to ensure its graduates are ‘future fit’ and able to deal with the challenges and opportunities that come with such advancements. They’re doing this by offering a number of technology-driven programs to help its students stand out from the crowd.

The university offers several extra-curricular courses as part of its Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering, including the Higher Certificate in Information Technology, Certificate in Cyber Security and Certificate in Digital Forensics.

In addition, its Computational Intelligence for Industry short-learning program will run for one semester, from February 2019 through to June 2019. Applications for the program close on December 10 2018, so be quick.

Using data from PayScale and Neuvoo, read on to discover some exciting tech careers you could pursue which involve artificial intelligence, big data or virtual reality.