Career Credentials: Evidence Your Expertise in Problem Solving (FutureLearn)

Offered by Deakin University,
Career Credentials: Evidence Your Expertise in Problem Solving (FutureLearn)

Find out how to evidence your problem-solving skills and boost your career. Did you know demand for problem-solving skills has soared in recent years? Your ability to solve problems is one of the most valuable employability skills you can have and is prized across nearly every industry.

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In this course, you’ll discover why great problem-solvers are in demand, what problem-solving skills employers are looking for and what effective problem solving looks like.
You’ll explore strategies for identifying, implementing and evaluating solutions before benchmarking your own problem-solving skills against international qualifications frameworks and professional practice criteria.

What topics will you cover?

  • The role of problem solving in jobs of today and the future
  • What problem-solving skills employers are looking for and why
  • Practical strategies for identifying, analysing, developing, implementing and evaluating solutions to problems
  • How to benchmark your problem-solving capabilities against international qualifications frameworks
  • Methods for evidencing your problem-solving expertise using Deakin’s professional practice credential criteria

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

  • Describe problem solving and its importance to the workplace
  • Identify the behaviours, skills and knowledge that exemplify great problem-solving abilities
  • Assess your current problem-solving skills against qualifications frameworks
  • Collect evidence to demonstrate your capability and/or apply for a problem-solving credential.
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