Year13’s Post

🚀 I am excited to share about our new Multiverse partnership with Microsoft to launch the AI-Powered Productivity Apprenticeship—the UK’s first program fully integrating Microsoft 365 Copilot! This initiative addresses the widening AI skills gap, where: ➡️ 51% of employees have had fewer than 5 hours of AI training ➡️ 63% of tech leaders find their teams struggle to utilise existing AI tools effectively. Our apprenticeship uplifts all learners and will be critical in particular within non-profit organisations we partner with (Councils, NHS etc) to thrive in the AI landscape in the future. Participants will: 🏃♀️➡️ Boost productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot. 💡 Learn ethical AI practices and prompt engineering. 💬 Become advocates for responsible AI in their workplaces. As our CEO, Euan Blair, states, “Gen AI will unlock a surge of productivity in UK businesses.” Interested in how this could benefit your team? Let’s connect! #FutureOfWork #AIskills #MyMultiverse

YouScience, a college and career readiness platform, has released a new book, "Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce." The book works as a guide for equipping young people with essential career navigation skills needed to succeed in an ever-evolving workforce shaped by #AI, automation, and other technological developments. Learn more:

I have joined this challenge to keep moving on my learning journey. Check it out and see if it fits you too. It is available globally and for all gender. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attention all professionals! The demand for AI skills is soaring! 🚀 According to the 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report, 66% of leaders won't hire candidates without AI capabilities. Yet, 60% of public sector IT pros face the challenge of an AI talent shortage. 🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 Women in Cloud (WIC) is excited to launch the #WICxSkillsReadyChallenge, leveraging Microsoft Applied Skills. This new challenge aims to prepare individuals of all genders to validate specific skills related to real-world technical scenarios through Microsoft Applied Skills, a verifiable credential that increases trust with hiring and existing managers in an AI-centric economy. Applied Skills can be earned through interactive lab-based assessments on Microsoft Learn, offering flexibility with self-paced learning paths that accommodate your individual learning journeys. 🔑 We're thrilled to share the game-changing opportunity to bridge the skills gap, offering on-demand skill development and flexible learning paths. Learners can fit skill development into their busy schedules and earn Applied Skills at their convenience. Enhance your credibility through Microsoft verifiable credentials and flourish in the AI-centric future! 🎯Showcase and validate specific real-world skills through Microsoft Applied Skills credentials in an on-demand, self-paced environment to gain confidence and project-based skills. Increase trust with hiring managers and take bold steps in the AI-centric industry! ✨ Gain practical, project-focused training aligned with real-world tasks and projects. Get ready to make an immediate impact and enhance your credibility through Microsoft Verifiable Skills Credentials. 🎯 💼 Unlock exclusive benefits such as mentorship from industry leaders, advanced learning modules, and valuable networking opportunities. Exciting monthly challenges and benefits totaling $4500 await you! 🌐 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqWzSHYh #WomenInCloud #AIcareer #WICxSkillsReadyChallenge #Microsoft #AppliedSkills #Credentials #MicrosoftCloud

The Hybrid Shift: How Education is Changing for Good 🎓 Let’s face it, education isn’t going back to the way it was. The future is all about hybrid learning—blending in-person experiences with the flexibility of online platforms. As The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights, this model is going to reshape everything from the way we teach to how students engage with content. Why hybrid? It offers the best of both worlds. Students get the convenience of learning from anywhere, while still benefiting from those in-person connections and discussions that bring learning to life. It’s a win-win. But hybrid isn’t just about technology. It’s about rethinking how we deliver education in a way that’s more personalized and accessible. Whether you’re in the classroom or on a Zoom call, the focus is shifting toward flexibility and adapting to diverse learning needs. The hybrid future is no longer a theory—it’s happening right now. 🌍 #HybridLearning #FutureOfEducation 

WHY YOUR DEGREE IS BECOMING OBSOLETE (AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT) Your Degree Won't Save You From AI Disruption. But here's what will: The harsh reality: 65% of today's college students will work in jobs that don't exist yet. Meanwhile, tech companies like Google, Apple, and Tesla have de-emphasized the need for formal degrees for certain roles, particularly in fields like software development, data analysis, and AI. The shift is clear - we're moving from credential-based hiring to skill-based verification. The new global learning stack isn't about certificates - it's about capabilities. Your competitive advantage comes from building a three-layered expertise: 1. Immerse yourself in the foundational skills of tomorrow by letting deep curiosity - not just fleeting trends - guide what you choose to master. Learn to collaborate with AI systems not through superficial techniques, but by developing a deep understanding of their capabilities and limitations - treating them as tools to extend your thinking rather than shortcuts. Transform routine work into automated solutions, but only where automation genuinely creates value, rather than simply because it's a trendy idea. Most importantly, use these tools to explore problems that genuinely excite you, where you can see possibilities that others have overlooked. 2.Transform how you acquire knowledge. Move beyond passive consumption to active creation. Use structured AI courses not just to learn, but to immediately apply. Turn YouTube tutorials into building blocks for real projects. Make every piece of learning count by creating something tangible from day one. 3. Third, prove your worth through results, not resumes. Build a living portfolio that showcases real solutions to real problems. Share your journey publicly, documenting both successes and failures. Let your work speak louder than any credential by measuring and showcasing the concrete impact you create. This isn't just about staying relevant - it's about leading the change in a world where traditional education can't keep pace with technological evolution. The truth? Your degree taught you how to learn (if it did). But in an AI world, how quickly you can learn, unlearn, and relearn is what matters. Time to adapt or time to get left behind. What ecosystems of rapid learning and iteration are you using to stay ahead? #FutureOfWork #AISkills #ContinuousLearning"

🇺🇸The Future of Work is NOW🇺🇸 To UPSkill USA! Join Me🇺🇸! Together We Serve🇺🇸 By 2030: 92M jobs will be displaced globally, while 170M new jobs will emerge, driven by AI, automation, and tech. But here’s the catch: 59% of the workforce will need reskilling to survive this shift, and 39% of current skills will be outdated! This isn’t just a trend—it’s a transformation. 🇺🇸AI and automation are reshaping how we live and work. The challenge? America isn’t ready. The solution? 🇺🇸UpSkill USA: a bold, all-out effort to activate community colleges and educators nationwide. What is 🇺🇸UpSkill USA? 1️⃣ Train the Trainers: Empower community college professors across the U.S. to become AI change agents. 2️⃣ Rebuild the Workforce: From 6-week certifications to full degrees, community colleges will upskill workers displaced by AI. 3️⃣ Engage Local Communities: Professors will lead programs with businesses, chambers of commerce, and city halls to ensure 🇺🇸EVERYONE is prepared for the future! 4️⃣ Amplify Education with AI: Teach people not just to adapt but to thrive—installing AI systems, managing automation, and using AI tools to elevate work. ⏰ Why Act Now? • Half of employers are already planning workforce cuts where AI can replace tasks. • Every 1 in 2 Americans needs retraining to compete in the evolving job market. • Community colleges have lost 40% of their revenue due to low enrollment. 🎓 It’s time to REIGNITE their role as the backbone of America’s middle class. 🛠 What’s at Stake? If we don’t act, the middle class will face one of the most devastating economic downturns in history. 🇺🇸UpSkill USA 🇺🇸is not just a program—it’s a war effort to rebuild America’s workforce and prosperity, making the U.S. a global leader in AI innovation and education. 🇺🇸🎓Are You Ready to Join the Mission? 👉 Are you ready to amplify the human way you teach? 🎓 👉 Are you ready to re-skill and rethink what it means to be great? 👉 Are you ready to build a future where EVERYONE thrives in an AI-driven world? 🔥 Join me in this mission to 🇺🇸UpSkill USA—a critical effort to retool America, empower the middle class, and lead the world by example. Let’s make AI work FOR us, not against us. #UpSkillUSA #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #WorkforceTransformation #CommunityColleges #AIForGood #EmpowerHumanity 🇺🇸UPSkill USA 1st steps: https://lnkd.in/exDWFjV4

This is me....... 12 years ago. It was an interesting time in my career and the first time I realized I had more to offer the learning community than 'only' representing a product. I was becoming ideological (and I do remember who I was talking to when unbeknown to me this picture was taken). The world was still reeling from the financial crises; youth unemployment in some regions was 50%+, and yet in Europe it was estimated that there were 1 million tech jobs that couldn't be filled because people didn't have the right competences to fill the jobs. I wanted to have an impact on this from what I had learnt in the first 12 years of my career. I became a self employed consultant and whilst I had success in rolling out Pan-European programs (with some amazing partners), speaking at events to advocate the importance of Women and Girls joining the technology sector, consulting for one of the best computer science faculties in the world at Carnegie Mellon University as part of a World Bank funded program and even being involved at the highest level during European Standardization of the European e-Competence Framework, I felt like I was failing.. I wasn't a big-tech vendor. I didn't have a bottomless pocket of money to initiate huge programs to create wide-scale impact, and I didn't want to compromise myself in accepting 'gig's' that had an ulterior motive to the pure science of up-skilling people. Call me naive. I pivoted, and joined the edtech publishing business. I figured that if I couldn't change the system, I would work for an organization which had a portfolio of really credible frameworks and products which did move the dial and create value for people and businesses. Now 12 years later, we're back in a situation of a huge up-skilling task on our hands and its moving faster than anything we've ever seen before. The same "educational" get rich quick schemes are thriving, consumers are confused and organizations need help to understand how they can keep their business relevant. Don't read this as a me fear-mongering (because I'm not), it is THE BIGGEST opportunity we've ever had as a society! You just need help - and I joined AI Academy not on a whim, but because they/we do something really special. (and yeah, it took half a year of discussions over bowls of pasta and cups of coffee with Gianluca Mauro before we decided our motives were aligned and that our products fit the motive). I'm going to be talking about my journey, AI Upskilling and the emphasis on change, training methodologies and why some work better than others, certifications and their relevance with Generative AI, and experiential learning which lead to outcome based training TODAY AT 6PM (CET) with Helin Yontar. The registration link is at the top of my bio homepage (Webinar: 27th January, 6pm CET) You'll get to know me and I hope to see you. #upskilling #ai #generativeai #learning #experientiallearning #certifications #changemanagement

🌟 Champion of Change: Stan Pleguta from Google 🌟 Digital Upskilling is the need of the hour. At the recent World Economic Forum at Davos, AI has once again taken centre stage just to prove that. Emerging AI tools are transforming industries, and for displaced professionals, learning and applying these technologies is key to staying relevant in the job market. At Bevel ON, we’re committed to empowering individuals with essential skills they need to: 💼 Adapt to a tech-driven workforce. 🚀 Work smarter on entrepreneurial projects. 📈 Build careers in a competitive global market. This is where leaders like Stan Pleguta step in to make a difference. 💡 From his role at Google, Stan brought incredible insights to our community, emphasizing the power of practical knowledge and collaboration. ✨ Highlights from Stan’s reflections: 📚 Knowledge in action: Workshops are more than presentations — they’re about operating with the information, making it practical and impactful. 🤝 Community focus: Bridging technology and education to inspire personal and professional growth. 🚀 Game-changing tools: Stan’s go-to? Google´s Performance Max — designed to help even small businesses get started, simplify their process, and see real results fast. 💡 As Stan said: “If even one person uses what we shared to start or change their career, or build something incredible, that’s the most beautiful outcome.” 📢 Ready to be part of this journey? If you want to stay relevant and be ahead, join our next Capacity Building Programme starting in April 2025 to learn these skills. Write to us at impact@bevelon.ch to enroll. 🎥 Moritz Schmid #ChampionOfChange #Google #BevelON #DigitalUpskilling #AIForGood #EmpowermentThroughCollaboration #CommunityLearning 🌍✨

Embracing AI tools in all areas of work requires technology literacy not only for science, technology, engineering and math graduates but across all disciplines of study. The Advanced Digital and Professional Training program, an FSC-supported project led by the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University incorporates work-integrated learning to strengthen foundational #DigitalSkills and applications of new technology. Read more in The Globe and Mail: https://lnkd.in/g8HERRrR

"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕; 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍; 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆." — 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 🛼 Till this day I remember my CEO at a former workplace — a seasoned leader in his late 50s/early 60s — sharing about how his grandkids were teaching him to rollerblade.  He explained that it was his “one new thing to learn” that year, since he had set himself a personal goal of learning at least one new thing every year.  🎮 Inspired by his dedication to lifelong learning, I embarked on my own journey.  At the grand “old” age of 30-something, I decided to push my own boundaries.  I started piano lessons and surprised myself by passing the Grade 5 theory exams.  I also started playing an MMORPG casually, and again I surpassed my own expectations by getting good enough to complete higher difficulty content known as "raids." 👩💻🧑💻The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is similarly committed to lifelong learning.  Staying true to our core value of #Adaptability, I’m happy to announce we’ve recently launched the Data and Digital Literacy Roadmaps and Curricula, to help our colleagues future-proof their careers.  In support of this effort, we’ve also announced an “e-learning hour”.  Starting this month, we're providing our employees with a protected hour every fortnight — a dedicated time to prioritize learning and personal development.  🤖 As for myself, this year I’ve set my sights on learning more about #artificialintelligence and #SocialMediaMarketing.  I’ve already completed the Microsoft-credentialed "Career Essentials in AI", and I’m hoping to complete at least 2 more programmes this year.   🌱 Join me in adopting a #GrowthMindset and in embracing a future where growth knows no limits.  Check out our vacancies if you’re interested in pursuing a career with us: https://lnkd.in/g25vYKeX. P.S. In the spirit of learning-by-doing, I picked the “brain” of my lovely AI assistant for this post.  But rest assured, behind every post lies my personal (and very human) passion for exploring the reaches of human potential.