Adaptability for Artificial Intelligence

The University of Melbourne

Constant changes in the labour market make adaptability an important soft-skill needed to meet workplace demands, particularly within our era of rapid and significant technological development. This Melbourne MicroCert is ideal for professionals of any sector who want to future-proof their careers and increase their adaptability within the complex world of work that is changing at an accelerated pace. Explore individual and career adaptability: Learn about theories of individual and career adaptability, including the concept of Adaptability Quotient (AQ). Use these theories to reflect upon your own capacity to adapt and consider how they apply to your career cycle. Analyse the gendered nature of workplace disruptions: Research finds that in todays ever-evolving workplace, the key to womens success is being able to keep up with constant changes. Consider the impacts of societal and workplace disruptions such as an ageing population and a looming care-giving crisis and analyse them through a gendered lens. Adopt an agile learning mindset: Explore the benefits of an Agile Learning Mindset. Learn how to adopt and maintain this kind of thinking and behaviour by utilising non-technical skills such as communication, organisation, collaboration and flexibility. Develop your own capacity to adapt to the future workplace: Develop your understanding about how adaptability as a soft-skill can be applied to key disruptions and challenges brought on by tech advancements. Learn to strengthen your own capacity at an individual and career level to cope with current and anticipated change in the workforce.

Skills and learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of theories of adaptability and how to apply them in the workplace. You'll be able to: Critically reflect on individual adaptability with reference to relevant theories Apply the theories of adaptability to the future workplace.