Integrate career adaptability cultivation and AI literacy with career planning in higher education curricula¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that institutions "prioritise enhancing students' career adaptability rather than merely alleviating anxiety symptoms", integrating future planning, autonomous decision-making, curious exploration, and confidence building into curricula alongside internships and project-based learning. It further recommends that AI literacy education be "deeply integrated with career planning", using case studies and industry lectures to shift career positioning from competing with AI to collaborating with AI. These strategies follow from the finding that adaptability mediates AI anxiety's harm to career decisions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Institutional investment in career development services and industry-education collaboration, including internships, project-based learning, and volunteer activities

Constraints¶

• The article notes current university education and vocational training resources may be limited, constraining self-efficacy development in the face of AI technology

Target Learners¶

• college students
• undergraduate students in AI-exposed labor markets

Target Learning Goals¶

• career adaptability
• AI literacy
• career planning and preparedness

Affordances¶

• Career Construction Theory Ai Anxiety Model

Related Strategies¶

• Integrate AI literacy into health sciences curricula and tailor career counselling to programme type
• Integrate AI literacy education as an integral component of first-year curriculum development rather than an add-on
• Enhance students' AI literacy while alleviating excessive academic stress to reduce over-dependence on generative AI
• Differentiated interventions integrating AI literacy training, psychological capital cultivation, and professional identity reinforcement
• Rethink the music curriculum around DAW literacy, AI literacy, rights and economics knowledge, and defended ensemble practice
• Integrate AI literacy, digital skill development, and technology-focused career planning into coursework, with targeted support for higher-anxiety groups

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Duan, N., Li, L., Lin, G. & Chen, H. (2026). The impact of AI anxiety on career decisions of college students. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37648-y