#BU-03-45 Building Your Career in Tomorrow’s Workplace
About Course
University of ExeterDescription
Get prepared to forge a career in the workplace of the future
The workplace of the future offers new challenges and opportunities, shaped by technological change and trends towards globalisation.
We’ll help you to identify and progress towards clearly defined career goals, whether you’re already employed or looking to start your career.
You’ll review the key global changes impacting the world of work and explore what these changes may mean for future careers. You’ll also discover the implications of new developments like 3D printing, the internet of things, cryptocurrencies and the circular economy.
What topics will you cover?
- Lessons from historical “technological revolutions”
- Implications of the digital economy for the nature and location of work
- Winners and losers in the digital workplace
- How social changes are shaping the workplace of tomorrow
- The changing relationship between our digital and physical workspaces
- Entrepreneurial opportunities in the digital economy
- Skills required for success in the digital workplace and how they can be acquired
Who developed the course?
The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university. It combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction.
What Will I Learn?
- Explore a variety of contemporary business challenges and understand the skills that will be required for career success in this environment
- Identify new career, entrepreneurial and social enterprise opportunities that are presented by contemporary business challenges
- Identify your learning needs and determine how you will address these in order to enhance career opportunities
- Describe your personal competencies and attributes (skills, abilities, knowledge, career motivations), and the value these offer to a potential employer
Topics for this course
Have we been here before?
From the Printing Press to the 4th Industrial Revolution
Changing times, changing roles
So what’s really new?
What are the implications for the future of work?
Really inspiring and full of excellent cases and examples on how to move and act in the circular economy principles.
Very eye-opening and provides insight and amazingly useful information for what I have in mind!
The explanations were perfectly clear, and it definitely felt like a good intro to the basic tools.
There's been a multitude of value, timesaving information and material!
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is for anyone interested in how the world of work is changing and how this may affect their current or future career. It’s also suitable for anyone who provides career guidance, such as teachers, consultants and counsellors.