8th International Skills Forum: Future of Skills and Jobs in the Age of Digital Disruptions

In this age of disruption and automation, how do we remain responsive and relevant in the world of work?

Developments in artificial intelligence and robotics are seen as major threats to jobs that require routine tasks. There are also growing concerns about rising inequalities and how technology is contributing to wider economic gap. On the positive side, technology provides opportunities to enhance human capacity and productivity.

Institute of Technical Education (ITE)

How has ITE responded to the age of digital disruptions and uncertainty? What is the thinking behind its revised curriculum delivery model? Come and hear how ITE has reshaped its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) pedagogic model to embrace the new realities of change, from skills acquisition ('Learning to Do') to the development of holistic profession-specific competencies encompassing skills, knowledge and values ('Learning to Be') under its newly-implemented Discipline-Specific Pedagogies (DSP).

Sharon Wong

Ms. Sharon Wong is currently a Master Mentor at ITE Academy, Institute of Technical Education (ITE). ITE is a fully funded governmental post-secondary institution responsible for vocational and technical education in Singapore. Her key functional areas include advancing ITE lecturers’ teaching competence and professionalism in the core academic areas of TVET curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy. She graduated from University of Kent at Canterbury, England with a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Accounting with Computing, with upper second-class honors.

Sujatha Muthayya

Ms. Sujatha Muthayya is Vice President for Policy and Partnerships at Bridge International Academies.  Over the last 17 years, she has worked on developing service delivery for the bottom of the pyramid with a particular focus on private education. Over the years, she has worked with the Rural Technology and Business Incubator, Professor James Tooley, Intellecap, Centre for Civil Society and Pearson. She has been with Bridge since 2015 and has been responsible for its entry to India, establishing partnership with government and launching the first schools in Andhra Pradesh.

Big Bad Boo

Children aged 1-12 are at the prime period of developing and normalizing crucial values (diversity and inclusion, don’t cheat, don’t steal, respect for other opinions, gender equality). In order to impact these values, it’s essential to reach a large audience. How do we do this? What are some effective ways of teaching these values? Big Bad Boo has been implementing educational entertainment programs that could hold the key.