MODERN LEARNING
The 5 step guide to a personal skills audit
By Michelle Gibbings
It ’ s a cliché to say the world is changing . It has and also will . What ’ s indisputable is that the pace of change is unprecedented . Digitisation is changing how we work . Job tenure has disappeared , and the rate of casual and contract work is increasing . Career change is inevitable .
A 2016 report by the CSIRO and Australian Computer Society ,
Tomorrow ’ s Digitally Enabled workforce , predicts that nearly half of the jobs in Australia are at risk of computerisation and automation . So , are you ready for what the World Economic Forum is calling the fourth industrial revolution ?
To stay ahead you need to learn with purpose by looking forward and determining what skills you need in the future . The best starting point is to conduct a personal skills audit .
Step 1 – Examine the present : Identify all the current skills and knowledge you have , covering the spectrum of technical , functional and behavioural .
Step 2 - Imagine your dream job : Think about what you really
6 ModernBusiness September 2016