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How to Prepare for the Jobs of the Future?

In its final weekly job situation report for 2020, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said close to 60,000 jobseekers were placed into opportunities under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package from April to October. However, there were still more than 120 ...

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Don’t let a Robot Replace You – Learn some Human-Only Skills

We all fear a robot takeover, not in the sense of the Matrix, but more and more automated processes rendering jobs irrelevant or simply making them vanish. This caution is well-founded. Oxford University researchers Carl Frey and Michael Osbor ...

SkillsFuture – More Courses Offered

In a bid to encourage lifelong learning, the Government introduced the SkillsFuture Credit scheme this year. Every Singaporean aged 25 and above qualify for the scheme. With an initial credit of $500, SkillsFuture serves to help offset training cours ...

Different Modes of Online Learning Debunked

By Geralyne Kaye Ong With the Internet at our disposal, learning is no longer confined to four walls, a chalkboard and a room filled with study tables and chairs. Large amounts of scholarly data in the form of PDF documents, tutorial videos and even ...

5 Study Methods that Actually Work

In a bid to make the most of your study hours (and open up more time for gaming, TikTok and everything else), you Google “study methods”. The results are staggering, with pages and pages of this or that technique that purports to up your ...

10 Learn From Home Tips

Studying at home for your certificate or part-time degree? Our 10 tips will help you concentrate, retain information, and ace your tests and assignments! Stick to a schedule. Sticking to a schedule keeps you productive, organised, and ...

Going back to Learning as a Mature Student

So, you have decided to take a break from your career and settle in for that degree you’ve always wanted, or you made the courageous commitment to change industries. Either way, you’re heading back to school – a place you never t ...

Is it Time to Upgrade?

The short answer, especially in Singapore, is: Yes. Upskilling and learning new things are no longer optional, they are necessary to remain relevant in the career landscape no matter what field you are in. As Deputy Prime Minister H ...

Optimising Your Study Space

Are you having difficulty concentrating, fending off constant distractions, or always checking your handphone? If that’s you, it’s plain to see that you’re not studying in a good environment that’s conducive to your learning. ...

How to Learn in Class Effectively

While most courses come with home-based options these days, especially for busy adult learners, some Institutes of Higher Learning and course providers are still holding physical classes. This may be because they don’t have the resources to go ...

Why you Should Take Up A Traineeship

Graduating into this uncertain hiring world is definitely a tough pill to swallow. Unlike other cohorts, 2020 and 2021 graduates face industries shuttered because of Covid-19, having their qualifications no longer relevant to the jobs available, and ...

How to Study from Home Effectively

Home-based learning become compulsory for many months during the pandemic, and so obviously Institutes of Higher Learning and other course providers followed suit. While we’ve mostly gotten used to studying from home, many of our curre ...

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