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We aren't learning on the job, are micro-credentials the answer?
We aren't learning on the job, are micro-credentials the answer?
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Even though the majority of workers are concerned that they don't have the skills required for the future, a recent national survey has revealed that more than half of Australian workers spend less than an hour a week on any form of learning. We weigh up the value of university degrees versus micro-credentials and hear how life-long learning can keep you in the game.We also crystal ball gaze to understand what work and learning might look like for our newest generation - Generation Alpha. GUESTS:Dr Sean Gallagher - director of the Centre for the New Workforce at Swinburne University.Sean’s report is Peak Human Workplace.Professor Liz Johnson - Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education at Deakin UniversityMark McCrindle, social analyst and futurist. Mark’s book is Understanding Generation Alpha.PRODUCER: Maria Tickle
Released:
May 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Lunch with 100 strangers could change your life: Lunching with 100 strangers helped Kaley Chu find her voice. Kaley works in finance and as a business development manager, dealing with people was a big part of her job. But Kaley was afraid of talking to new people and it was hampering her career. So she decided to attack it head on. She launched a personal experiment, to ring strangers and invite them out to lunch. 100 lunches with 100 strangers in one year. Over lunch, we explore what drove her to embark on the 100 lunches, how it transformed all aspects of her life and work - and what she learnt along the way. (Her book is 100 Lunches With Strangers.) We then dive deeper into the power of networking and chat with careers coach Leah Lambart (founder of Relaunch me) and executive recruitment specialist Sinead Hourigan (Queensland director Robert Walters) to find out what are the big changes to networking - does it still involve boozy cocktail parties and business cards? by This Working Life