New and Emerging Opportunities 2025

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For the past 10 years, the Caribbean STEM Coaching Club has been a trusted space for families to tap into the collective expertise and lived experiences of our members. Through open conversations and shared insights, we help each other navigate challenges and discover new opportunities in Parenting, Learning, Careers, and Family Finances.

Whilst we do not advise, we share fresh perspectives to help our members think critically and find effective solutions and new opportunities for themselves.

In April 2025, we came together to spotlight and discuss the following new and emerging opportunities we see coming on stream in the world of work.

 Opportunities 2025: Perspectives from Club Members

  • Club members who are running businesses/consultancies are benefiting greatly from outsourcing business support to SMEs in Africa and the Caribbean, in particular, in web design, digital marketing, and graphics. They are getting high quality, incurring low costs, and experiencing the satisfaction of contributing to economies in Africa and the Caribbean.
  • Club members believe that new job opportunities are emerging due to the changing regulatory landscape, especially in connection with banking, climate change, and technology.
  • Gen AI is providing invaluable opportunities to independent consultants and employees alike to save time, save money, and maximise quality.  Those who learn to leverage the power of Gen AI will probably outcompete those who don’t.
  • There appears to be a growing demand for products and services for the silver economy (i.e., persons aged 50 and over) including in healthcare, finance, housing, leisure, and technology.
  • Construction, infrastructure, and the Green economy continue to be high-growth sectors.
  • There is a possibility that Trump’s tariffs could lead to the reshoring of many manufacturing jobs to the UK – see HERE.  What is not clear is the extent to which the associated jobs would be done by technology and robots.
  • South-to-South trade is growing – especially between Africa and the Caribbean – see, for example, HERE and HERE. Given the UK’s prominent position in global professional services, it is possible that UK-based services could play a role in facilitating some of this South-to-South trade. Caribbean and African finance, legal and logistics professionals based in the UK may well be in an ideal position to help facilitate this growth.
  • The fastest growing and declining jobs in 2025 according to the World Economic Forum can be found HERE

End.Ó PCS.April 2025