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My Career Aspirations System
Continual & Lifelong Learning



Your career success depends on your continuous learning and development. You will need both education and skills training or skills upgrading. 

Difference between Education and Skills Training/Upgrading
  • A university education broadens your mind whereas skills training upgrades your capabilities for a specific task or job.
Formal Education
  • Broadens your mind so you can think deeper, view problems from different perspectives and consider alternatives when solving problems.
  • Education lasts you a lifetime.
Skills Training/Upgrading
  • Helps you stay relevant and current in the job market.
  • Is focused on specific tasks in jobs or professions. 
  • Has a short shelf life (about 5 years or less) and is good for as long as the job market & technology stay the same.
For continual and lifelong learning
  • Broaden your knowledge base by attending formal courses like those conducted in the universities or tertiary institutes.
  • Upgrade your professional skills to stay competent and current (see under “Professional Development").
Visit this website for reference on the topic of lifelong learning:

Using EPL career development to kick-start your lifelong learning journey
  • The EPL career spaces include both educational aspects as well as learning of skills needed to stay employable. Find out more about how you can develop yourself while you are still in NTU. (See "EPL Development".)
















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