On Thursday the 11th of April I had the pleasure of speaking to about 400 IT students and teachers at Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) about skills required to thrive in the future.

The mission of ITE is to Create Opportunities for Students and Adult Learners to Acquire Skills, Knowledge and Values for Employability and Lifelong Learning. The attendees comprised first-year IT students, delving into diverse disciplines encompassing Cybersecurity, App Development, Game Design, and beyond. Among the session’s focal points was the recognition of Creativity as a coveted skill not only within the IT sector but across various industries.

All ITE students and teachers are equipped with access to the Adobe Creative Cloud, empowering them to augment their digital literacy and foster creativity. I encouraged them to seize this opportunity to familiarise themselves with these tools while they’re freely available, cultivating skills in digital content creation essential for their future career pursuits.

I would like to thank Daniel Choo from ITE and my colleague Sue Ho who helped to put this event together. It has been great to be back in Singapore.