Digital skills are more important than ever in hiring decisions

Today, being skilled in digital technologies can save you a job, land you a job, and even get you a promotion. This is according to a new report from the charitable skills initiative Make It Click.

December 19, 2020

AI skills crisis must be prioritized by businesses worldwide

AI is permeating every part of our lives – from supply chains to customer service and with promising impact. By 2030, AI is projected to add US$15 trillion to the global economy and boost enterprise profitability by an average of 38% by 2035 . However, the AI skills crisis is recognized as the biggest barrier for wider AI adoption, preventing it from fulfilling its true potential. The gap has emerged because of the accelerating pace of digitalization in the workplace, challenging our education system to prepare and train students with the skills needed to meet the demands of today’s world.

December 19, 2020

How teaching ‘future resilient’ skills can help workers adapt to automation

Automation will create jobs but puts some occupations at risk, especially those involving routine or a low skill level; A faster, more affordable pathway to upskilling in the face of automation and a high-quality, future-resilient job could lie in non-degree credentials.

December 19, 2020

Online opportunities to upskill

Whether you are seeking to enter the workforce for the first time or just realised you wanted a change or if you have been retrenched, COVID-19 restrictions have seen many people head into further training and education opportunities.

December 19, 2020

Why upskilling is vital for creating a win-win situation for both candidates and organisations

With the rapid increase in technological advances, it becomes compulsory for the aspiring degree holders to develop the essential new-age skills and expertise required to compete in future careers intensified by these advancements. Upskilling has now become mandatory due to the lack of desired jobs and intense competition among eligible applicants.

December 19, 2020

More study areas included in free vocational education

The Government has expanded the target areas of the Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) to include conservation, information technology and additional community support skills.

December 19, 2020

Helping Workers Displaced By the Covid-19 Economy

Nine months into the Covid-19 pandemic, with millions of Americans still out of work and the nation hurtling into what most economists agree will be a period of sustained economic disruption, Washington has largely ignored worker retraining.

December 18, 2020

Some pandemic-era edtech here to stay, says Bradley University professor

The pandemic has been a disruptive force in education, driving colleges and universities to reimagine through the use of technology how they deliver classes and services and how they engage students. In an interview with EdScoop, Dean Cantu, a professor of teacher education at Bradley University in Illinois explained how the pandemic changed edtech and shared some advice for what he thinks institutions ought to be considering as they adopt new technologies.

December 17, 2020

Revenue streams dry as English Australia ELICOS providers face “extinction”

Australia’s English language colleges are “facing extinction” in 2021, with the ELICOS sector in an even more dire state than official government figures show, according to one of the sector’s peak bodies.

December 17, 2020

Skills and Training Incentive

The Skills and Training Incentive assists mature age Australians to update their skills and stay in the workforce.