The tight labour market and skills crisis across numerous industries means it is an ideal time for workers mulling a career change.
A year ago, Blythe Whittier was working in a “soul crushing” job in a call centre.hospitality, retail, customer service and it was a really hard cycle to break where I was constantly working in customer service roles that were just not fulfilling.”
The $63.8 million program places Victorians into a 12-week industry-backed training course and then provides opportunities to apply for a 12-week job placement. More than 2000 people have been through the program so far.She completed a brand experience and social media marketing course with RMIT Online which led to her being offered a role the marketing coordinator for Strongroom AI in Melbourne six months ago.
“I’m definitely looking forward. When I first applied, I went into it with such minimal expectations and I really can’t believe how much knowledge, growth, experience and skills I’ve acquired because of this opportunity in such a short period of time,” Ms Whittier said. “Those with excellent critical and analytical skills or those who bring excellent commercial acumen to a role – for instance those with a legal background – are well suited to business advisory or business analyst positions within finance,” he said.
RMIT Online interim CEO Claire Hopkins says short courses and microcredentials are an easy way to change industries. “It’s why we incorporate practical assessment into our short courses, to allow you to apply your skills to a business problem – which makes for a great job portfolio on graduation.”
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