Say you're a newly graduated student and your dream is to be a CFO of an accounting firm
but you have no clue as to how you're gonna get there,
or say you're already working and you wanna figure out how to get further in your career
or switch jobs altogether.
Well today we're gonna let you in on a little hidden secret that most people don't know about.
If you've never heard of SkillsFuture, it's basically an initiative that helps Singaporeans
improve their skills.
But what many people don't know is that the SkillsFuture website actually has a section
called Skills Framework.
And this is a hidden gem.
Skills Framework is like an encyclopedia for career information that you can use
to plan your next step.
And it's so much better than Googling because the information provided on the Skills Framework
website is legit and customised for Singapore.
You know I've always loved tech,
but I also always thought it'd be really cool to be a cop.
Really?!
Yah, so cool!
Except I don't really wanna go out there and run after bad guys...
cause I'm scared.
That's what I thought.
Wonder if there's a job that'll kind of let me be like a cybercop
where I can sit indoors in air conditioning and be all comfy and stuff,
but still get to fight bad guys on the Internet.
Look at my dream, look!
Ooh, I'm a hacker!
I'm gonna hack into this system and rule the world!
Password.
What's the password?
Rainbows.
Nope.
Peanut butter.
Yes, I'm in!
That's what you think!
You see your mouse moving?
You're not controlling it
I am.
No, you don't get to hack me back!
What should I do with all this new found power?
Buy a bouncy castle!
And send it to your address
which is also found on file.
And I have called the Net police.
They're on their way.
Well I'd love to be a pre-school teacher because I love kids and I actually do quite a bit
of babysitting when I'm not acting.
Check out my dream.
Good morning, children!
It's a sun-shiney day!
And how are you today?
No, when I say "How are you today?" you have to say "Fine, thank you."
How are you today?
I need to pee!
Me too!
Oh no...
You take her to the toilet, okay?
Let's continue with the lesson.
So look here on the board, it says "A, B, C."
Repeat after me.
1, 2, 3...
No, no, no, no.
It's A, B, C.
1...
Mmm...
No no no.
Blackmark for you,
it's ABC!
Except, we haven't got the faintest idea how to get there
or if we're even cut out for it.
That's where Skills Framework comes in.
So we're here at the Skills Framework website
and once you're here you scroll all the way down and you find a list of the different
sectors in Singapore.
I'm not sure if there's an exact job for what I'd like to do, but if there is, I'm sure
it's gonna be under Infocomm Technology so let's check that section out.
So you scroll down and under Sector Information, you get an overview of the industry as a whole.
Let's open that.
Whoa, it's like a whole brochure.
It tells you key statistics about the industry.
Where is the part where it says what you can be?
If you scroll down some more, you can see what the specific jobs, so it says "View the
Occupation / Job Roles"
and I think I would be a Forensic Investigator.
Sounds pretty cool, right?
Like a digital cyber cop.
The Forensic Investigator views issues from multiple perspectives and actively communicates
his thoughts and engages with other team members.
I would be perfect, you know why?
Why?
Because I have multiple perspectives as I have many aspects to my personality
and I love to talk!
So I would actively communicate everything.
So that means she's a little schizo.
This part is pretty clear, it shows all the tasks
so let's say you wanna be a Forensic Investigator it kinda shows you exactly what you would
have to do.
And then if you go down it just tells you what kind of skills you need.
So if you go to the Career Pathways section you can find out how you can work your way
up to your goal.
So it basically shows you the typical career progression within the industry.
Since I want to be a Forensic Investigator, I need to
start off as a Security Executive.
That sounds pretty cool too.
And then work my way up to Forensic Investigator.
Actually I think you'd be perfect for it.
I think so too.
Yeah, because she's actually really detailed,
she likes to do a lot of research, she reads a lot, so...
And I've watched a lot of Law & Order
so I know how it works.
I guess you would be...
Early Childhood Care & Education?
That's right.
Oh look at all the happy kids.
Yeah, so cute!
Oh my gosh, your guide is so cool!
My guide is so much cuter!
Okay, I'm not tech-savvy so you can...
Scroll?
Yes.
You start at Infant / Toddler Educarer.
Educarer is a word?
You learn new things every day.
So it basically shows you how you can climb your way up all the way to Senior Centre Leader.
I wanna see the qualities that it takes for you to be a good educarer.
Great sense of humour
No, humour means you're funny not you laugh-
I did, I am funny.
I laughed at myself.
I laughed at my joke that I had in my head.
At the same time you tick the high level of energy box.
Perseverance.
And that's how you know she's really good, because for 2 years now she's been correcting
the way I pronounce things and she has not given up.
And I'm very patient as I do it.
I agree.
So looking at the website, I thought it was gonna be a whole lot of information overload
that I didn't understand,
but actually it was pretty clear.
You look at the website and you end off going "Hey, I know what my next step is."
So actually I think Skills Framework is very new, so...
I'm looking forward to there being more and more sectors added in.
Like if you wanna be an actress like Roz, what can you do to get there, that kinda thing.
Yup, so a lot more sectors are still in the pipeline, so just keep checking back to see
what are the new things being added in.
Okay so that's all we have for you today.
If you wanna find out more about what you can do,
you can go to the Skills Future website here.
Ta-dah!
You just so wanted to do that.
Yah, it's very exciting for me you know.
Go check out the website and maybe,
just maybe you'll be able to find a job you really like!
Bye!