SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 5 January 2021 - Aswe to move into Phase 3 of Covid-19 towards the end of 2020, flexibility andadaptability remains an indefinite priority for Singaporeans as the labourmarket adjusts to the new normal. This renders upskilling and reskilling anecessity for professionals to remain employable. Riding in tandem, theManagement Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) delivers a series ofonline MBAs and short courses to equip the workforce with ample opportunities toride the wave.

CareerResilience in Times Of Change

Armed with a vision for lifelong learning,MDIS strengthens its resolve to offer educational experiences that are freshand industry-relevant. This fully maximises the future readiness of employeesand jobseekers for local and international career success.

Organisations seeking to invest inresources to upskill and enhance the leadership potential of future managerscan consider among MDIS' online MBAs that cover five specialised areas: events management, healthmanagement, leadership and innovation, hospitality & tourism management,and marketing. With a flexible postgraduate curriculum tailored for the dynamicglobal business environment, employees can look forward to building careerresilience and accelerate professional pursuits as they step into the new albeitvolatile economic conditions. Likewise, jobseekers can perform better in acompetitive job market with sharpened managerial efficacies - a trait that'snever been more necessary than today.

In addition, MDIS is also offering industry-based short courses to allow employees and jobseekers toreinvent and acquire new skills to keep pace with evolving business needs andmarket trends. With 10 disciplines to choose from, prospective students canconsider taking up a single-day course or one of up to three months.

Carvingthe Way Forward

While the pandemic may have acceleratedthe need for skills expansion and upgrading, this should not be viewed as aby-product of economic crises but a strategy to face unknown challenges thatlie ahead. Being ready for the unforeseen is pertinent to career success, avalue that MDIS inculcates in its students as it carves generations of lifelonglearners of tomorrow.

About MDIS

Founded in 1956, MDIS is Singapore'soldest not-for-profit professional institute for lifelong learning. It offersinternationally-accredited courses in Business and Management, Education,Engineering, Fashion and Design, Health and Nursing, Information Technology,Life Sciences, Languages and Education, Media and Communications, Psychology,Tourism and Hospitality Management, and Safety and Environment Management.These are offered in partnership with renowned universities in the UnitedKingdom. 

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