the fourth and final Funzi Mobile talks event of 2021. Once again, the panel discussion provided some highly interesting insights into the topic. The conversation also established new concrete steps on how to overcome the paradox of accredited learning.

From grassroots experience to comprehensive research, the panel examined the different perspectives and challenged accredited learning as the best way to build and evaluate employee competence. The conversation also delved into the current global employability trends and digital learning.

✓ Accreditation is not the only challenge; The contemporary schooling system is unjust and built to serve a minority of the population.
✓ Major global corporates could partner with high schools and create learnerships and training programs to ensure employment after high school.
✓The way accreditation is done in the current education system is outdated.
✓Skills assessment should be more important than accreditations.
✓ The results that employees and candidates have achieved should be considered as proof of skills over accreditations.
✓ Employers should look at the candidates more holistically.
✓ Peer-to-peer evaluation may allow us to move away from accreditations in the future.
✓ Initiatives such as the newly announced “Global Dropout Network”, a collaboration between organizations and institutions will revolutionize learning.

If you have missed the panel discussion, watch the recording.

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21.9.2021

Earlier this year, we hosted a three-part How to.. with Funzi event series that gave our learners an opportunity to get practical advice from experts in employability, recruitment, career development, and building an online presence that is professional and consistent. The webinar series walks learners through creating a career plan, writing a perfect CV, and concrete steps to build a coherent personal brand.

Funzi supports learners on their skills development and employability journey and provides tools to achieve a dream job or starting a business. Our flexible self-study courses and supporting learning assets help our users to grow into their full professional potential.

Go to funzi.mobi and get familiar with our course selection.

How to create a career plan?

How to make your CV stand out?

Our third Funzi Mobile talks event was a part of the OCCE 2021 hybrid conference hosted by Tampere University. The theme of our panel discussion was The Sustainable Development Goals, digitalization & learning. The panelists represented different perspectives and organizations such as the United Nations, formal education institutions, non-profit youth organizations, and learning service developers.

The discussions evolved around digital equity, the opportunities and challenges digitalization presents to learning, accredited and non-accredited skills development, and how to enhance equal learning opportunities for all.

✓ #SDG4 promotes ‘lifelong learning for all’ and a big part of this is non-static and evolving digital platforms. These digital platforms are especially good for those looking to build skills without access to traditional education. Their importance can also be seen during crises.
✓ One obstacle causing a digital divide is how expensive data is in many countries.
✓Access to education is a human right. We all have a shared responsibility to ensure that everyone gets the skills they need.
✓ The skills (and subsequent performance) you bring to a job - no matter if they are acquired through a university, Funzi, or on YouTube - are more important than accreditation.
✓ We make many false assumptions about young people and technology - not all have access to technology, possess good computer skills, use it for anything other than social media or take advantage of it to benefit their lives. We need to adapt to the platforms they are using and engage them.

If you have missed the panel discussion, watch the recording.

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Funzi Mobile talks event was about the fundamental skills of the future of work. We had the privilege to host world-leading researchers and learning advocates and shine a light on the transformation of work-life and skills that can help us to adapt to the change. We learned that the future of work would become human-centered, and education and learning should reflect that.

If you have missed the live discussion, watch the recording.

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Our first Funzi online event on February 25th, ‘The future of learning is mobile: Bridging 21st century skills gaps in emerging markets’ was a success! The different viewpoints from our speakers generated vivid and progressive discussions. We received stellar feedback from education advocates, partners, and most importantly, from learners worldwide. People passionate about learning shared their ideas with us, and many post-event conversations sparked up. We truly feel like we created a platform for future discussions.

Watch the event recording on Facebook Live.

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