The latest Global Skills Report released by Coursera has highlighted the top skills required for new job opportunities and emerging job roles this year. The onset of the pandemic created many challenges across the globe, displacing millions in the job market and, resulting in pay cuts for many. However, there was a silver lining – industries like technology and finance showed positive growth.
Importance of Constant Upskilling and Reskilling
With COVID-19 greatly limiting social interaction in the community and at the workplace, many companies have had to quickly adapt their business processes to stay competitive, accelerating digital transformation. Those who were slow in adopting digital technologies have incurred huge losses. Many traditional job roles have been rendered redundant and some workers need more time to get used to the changes.
Workers that were displaced, especially mid-career professionals, may find it challenging to land jobs because they were not trained in emerging technologies. The situation is also quite tough for fresh graduates as they tend to lack industry-relevant experience to compete for open. Thus, having the right skills will play a critical role in helping workers to keep pace with the accelerated digital transformation. The importance of constantly upskilling and reskilling ourselves to stay relevant and competitive cannot be undermined.
Emerging Job Skills in Singapore
Beyond the individual taking the initiative to attend courses to equip themselves with updated industry knowledge and skills, it is also important for companies in Singapore to support new and existing workers with training opportunities to cultivate a positive attitude towards learning.
There are many Continuing Education & Training (CET) providers in Singapore who offer a wide range of industry-relevant courses to meet needs in the emerging skill areas of:
o Business – Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing (especially Social Media and Content Marketing)
o Technology – Cloud Computing, Computer Networking, Software Engineering
o Data Science – Artificial Intelligence, Data Management & Analysis
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There are plenty of others for you to explore on the website that are specially curated to meet the latest industry standards with guidance from experienced mentors and easy access to course materials, you no longer have to worry about picking up valuable knowledge and skillsets in a short span of time.
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