The past few years have been an ultimate test of resilience for businesses everywhere. With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the adoption of digital technologies by seven years, erstwhile “good-to-have” digital capabilities have become a “must-have”.
The road ahead is set to bring even more changes, more challenges – but at the same time, more opportunities as well. Capturing these opportunities will require not an evolution, but a revolution in digital skills training, according to a study by Amazon Web Services (AWS). By 2025, an average worker will need to gain seven new digital skills to keep pace with technological change. Addressing this skills gap is key to enabling businesses to meet the evolving demands of the digital age.
Meanwhile, professionals who are equipped with the latest in-demand, critical skill sets will be able to stay relevant to market changes, expand their opportunities and advance their career growth. Designed to meet employees' upskilling needs while fulfilling the organisation's business goals, the new industry-focused Blended Learning Programmes by NUS-ISS help modern professionals build essential digital skills beyond the traditional classroom model.
Taught by NUS-ISS instructors with over two decades of industry experience, these modular short courses are self-paced and cohort-based. Learners will receive professional certifications upon completion of the courses. Busy professionals will benefit immensely from this Blended Learning approach, as they get to enjoy flexibility over the time and pace of their classes, while achieving their academic and career goals.
Creating the Perfect Blend
NUS-ISS recognises that taking learning into the digital realm through the blended approach has numerous benefits that face-to-face instruction alone can’t offer.
Our Blended Learning Programmes provide a more personalised, interactive, and flexible learning environment. They also give participants the ability to control learning context, such as when and where to learn, as well as how to learn. In addition, the framework removes logistical constraints in terms of space, scheduling and time zones, which enables more learners to access our learning journeys.
Covering key digital pillars such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Digital Agility, and Digital Innovation & Design, NUS-ISS’ Blended Learning courses are delivered through a dynamic online learning platform. Learners can look forward to interactive activities such as projects, workshops, and discussions, as well as industry case studies and opportunities to collaborate, co-create, and cross-learn from course mates from other parts of the world.
The programmes leverage an immersive mode of delivery with a variety of instructional methods to drive and optimise engagement between learners and lecturers, enabling greater success in the learning journey. The facilitated sessions and practical workshops provide learners with ample opportunities to collaborate, practice, and apply their learnings in real-life.
“Digitalisation is transforming the way we work and live, and this is evident everywhere, every day, for everyone,” says Mr Khoong Chan Meng, Chief Executive Officer, NUS-ISS. “Practice-based and application-focused, the NUS-ISS Blended Learning journey offers participants the industry's best practices alongside with the latest thinking and tools through a unique blend of live engagements, online learning resources and collaborative activities.”
A Passport to Successful Digital Transformation
To assist organisations in equipping their workforce for a successful digital transformation, NUS-ISS also launched its Digitalisation Passport series.
Comprising four courses delivered in a blended learning mode, the curated learning journey aims to help employees develop essential digital capabilities in: Agile Fundamentals, Business Agility Bootcamp, Innovation Bootcamp, and Data-Driven Decision-Making.
Learners will be able to advance in multiple areas of specialisations through a multi-dimensional learning experience. They can look forward to tapping into the deep industry expertise of NUS-ISS lecturers and gain important skills to help them innovate and adopt a data-first mindset in today’s fast moving and competitive world.
“The way we work is undergoing a paradigm shift, and industry professionals now need to develop dynamic digital skills in a more synergistic manner, through holistic, just-in-time learning. Through our Digital Passport programme, NUS-ISS ensures that upskilling can be a continual journey that can happen anytime, anywhere,” says Mr Khoong.
“This underscores the commitment of NUS-ISS to empowering organisations to climb the next curve of digital excellence.”
For more information on NUS-ISS' Blended Learning Programmes, visit here and sign up now.