Some people believe that university education should focus on the skills of employment for the future. Others think it should focus on academic study only. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge ...
If you work in a large enough company, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t ask for a mentor, a tutor, or an individual in the company who you can shadow and learn from as they go about their day-to-day tasks. These people will be more than happy to pass on their skills to th...
The World Economic Forum forecasts that by 2020, creativity will be in the top three most important skills for future jobs. This is particularly relevant for younger people who will be entering the world of work soon. BBC Learning English's very creative scriptwriter Rob and Neil discuss what ...
Today’s skills, tomorrow’s jobs: How will your team fare in the future of work? Lucia Rahilly: Let’s start with some basics. Bill, what is reskilling, and how does it differ from on-the-job training and traditional learning programs...
How SkillsFuture Singapore uses AWS to scale and more To improve the accessibility of these initiatives and the whole-of-government (WOG) funding like the SkillsFuture Credit, along with other important resources, SSG embarked on a digital transformation journey. SSG used AWS to c...
Sarah’s desired normal in the future of work A year on, Sarah does occasionally miss the buzz and connection of the office. It’s made her recognise the importance of face-to-face connection. But through remote working, she has found a work life balance that was unobtainable before. ...
This is especially true for those wanting topursue a different career. When you don’t have the luxury to just quit your full-time job, when are you supposed to work toward your new future? Who has time for that? A privileged few might have the time to dive headlong into a new...
This will create a shift in people's desire to learn new skills to ensure job security. We will start to see more people learning programming languages, understanding AI and how to make use of it in sales, marketing, etc. Along with the pandemic causing a big shift in how people work,...
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“We were all thrown into the deep end of the pool at the same time,” says Kelley Steven-Waiss, chief innovation officer of Here Technologies, and founder of Hitch, a cloud-based service matching skills to jobs. She says “the future of work, where work is done remotely and not in ...