Remember when the school bell signaled the end of the day and you’d rush out, excited about the evening’s play? Well, now it might be ringing for something entirely different. Students in Abu Dhabi might soon be swapping school bags for briefcases!

In a place far, far away called Silicon Valley, big tech companies like Google and Microsoft have been scouting the schoolyards for fresh talent. Yep, these companies have been playing the hiring game with high school graduates for about 15 years. Think of it as them picking the freshest apples straight from the tree.

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• Now, according to Dino Varkey, a big educational guru in the UAE, companies here are catching onto this trend too. Imagine a world where as soon as you graduate, you’re not looking for a college but a JOB! It’s like going straight from playing with toys to buying them with your own money.
• It’s simple! Kids today are like sponges. They learn faster and need new challenges. Waiting for them to graduate from college is like waiting for your ice cream to melt before eating it – not a good idea!
• To make this dream come true an influential educational player, has built a special wing for students. This isn’t about precious stones, but about making students job-ready. For example, some lucky students got to write a super important paper with KMPG, a huge company. That’s like playing in the major leagues while still in school!
• This paper, titled “Mind the Gap”, dived deep into the minds of over 800 young folks between 15 and 18 years old. It’s like taking a magical journey into their hopes and dreams, finding out what they want from their careers.
• Now, if schools are to become mini-job centers, they’ll need to step up. Imagine your school teaching stuff that’s usually reserved for big, fancy universities. So, instead of dreaming about which college to go to, students might be dreaming about their first job title!
• So, universities are awesome and will always be popular (kinda like how ice cream never goes out of style). But, just maybe, in the future, students won’t have to wait to finish college to kickstart their careers. Schools might be offering a faster, straight path to the real world. And remember, with great power (or in this case, quicker knowledge) comes great responsibility. So, students, gear up and teachers, get ready to up the game!

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