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Ruth Saw, an adult professional trainer, reflects on her personal journey of confidence and growth, and how lived experience shaped her approach to learning and leadership. She also discusses why SkillsFuture often faces scepticism, how her own perspective on SkillsFuture changed, and what accredited trainers have to go through that helps separate real capability from just certification.𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚.𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 | yahlahbut.short.gy/skillsfuturesg𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Haresh: Stranger Things 5 | Official Trailer | NetflixTerence: What Happened to Walt Disney’s Weird Cinema Lens?Ruth: Sora AI𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here(00:00) Intro(01:03) Growing Up as a “Third Child” and Searching for Purpose(02:20) Leaving Singapore and Starting Over in Australia(03:32) Turning 40 and Asking “Is There More?”(04:21) Discovering Strengths, Coaching, and Training(05:12) Realising Training Gives Energy, Not Burnout(06:22) Why Change Is So Hard for Adults(07:03) Feeling Unwanted and People-Pleasing Tendencies(08:05) Finding Clarity Through Strengths(09:48) Living Life Without Using Your Full Potential(10:31) Becoming a SkillsFuture-Certified Trainer(11:07) Why SkillsFuture Trainers Get a Bad Reputation(12:24) Accompanying Her Father to a SkillsFuture Course(13:39) Her Father’s Legacy as a Teacher(14:43) Choosing to Teach for Singapore(15:26) Teaching, Training, and Coming Full Circle(16:39) From SkillsFuture Skeptic to Believer(17:14) What the Trainer Certification Is Really Like(18:00) The Rigor Behind Becoming a SkillsFuture Trainer(19:19) Inside the Advanced Certificate in Learning & Performance(21:37) How Adult Learning Is Different from School(23:04) Training a Mixed Group of Learners(25:36) Why Some Bad Trainers Still Exist(27:58) Is the Certification Enough to Be a Good Trainer?(28:38) Public Criticism vs Life Inside the System(30:25) Gaming the Feedback System(31:32) How Learners Should Choose Courses Wisely(33:02) Is It Fair to Expect Learners to Do Due Diligence?(36:18) Ongoing Requirements to Stay Certified(38:38) Living Under Constant Evaluation as a Trainer(39:21) What Training Taught Her About Herself(40:39) Training Different Generations at Work(43:25) Why She Loves Teaching and Transformation(45:26) Strengths Training That Changed a Work Relationship(46:40) Handling Disengaged or Resistant Learners(48:38) Is Upskilling Getting an Unfair Bad Rep?(49:10) Collecting Certs vs Stepping Into the Arena(51:11) Should SkillsFuture Be Harder to Access?(53:13) Who Should Actually Become a Trainer?(55:44) One Shiok Thing(01:00:03) Post-Interview Review𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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Ruth Saw, an adult professional trainer, reflects on her personal journey of confidence and growth, and how lived experience shaped her approach to learning and leadership. She also discusses why SkillsFuture often faces scepticism, how her own...

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