Continuing Education Courses Goes Online Amidst COVID-19

 During this pandemic, educational institutes are also looking for alternative ways to continue their businesses. They are moving to online education and imparting lessons through virtual platforms. The current continuing education courses and the new ones are now going to follow the new normal.

The Singapore government thinks that nothing must stop the upskilling. This, in return, helps economic growth even during an adverse situation. The professional training institutions are following additional preventive measures to keep the process seamless.

There are some exceptional cases where in-person training can be considered. The conditions are as follows:

• The training application must come from one of the sectors that are tourism, aviation, retail, food services, land transport, and art and culture. These are the few areas which are getting additional support from the SkillsFuture Singapore’s Enhanced Training Support Package (ETSP)
•  Training urgently required helping the COVID-19 situation
  
•  If the candidate is already part of a job placement programme and in-person training is part of it

A training provider must see that training is possible online. Online training has only minor difference from in-person training with the availability of different online tools and virtual platforms.

Someone who wants to enrol in an adult education course must go for online lessons during this period. The training stays focused on industry, preparing students with the help of PDFs, Word documents, video tutorials, and assessments.

The exhaustive training enables learners to adopt new technologies, which help them to climb up the corporate ladder much faster. Finishing off with the certification programme not only accelerates skills but also provides students with certificates which they can use while applying for jobs.

Online education consists of several advantages for career aspirants. Professionals don’t want to travel for their further learning and want everything at their own convenience. When they enrol in digital courses, they get this opportunity and stay highly satisfied. It not only saves time and energy but also on travelling expenses.

In Singapore, the adult learners get subsidised course fees along with support from the government. With the SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) programmes, they can pay a portion of their course fees through SkillsFuture credit.

If you are a job seeker or a mid-career professional struggling with your job, then this pandemic is just the right opportunity to get ahead of your peers. Train with the best mentors and gain the industry insight of any domain. All the courses are short, so you can learn fast and equip yourself with industry-relevant skills.