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

Offered by Deakin University,

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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