A new section of the Learning Portal is now dedicated to helping NUS students get prepared for the working world. The Career Life Saver Skills section consists of various online learning courses which cover office, interpersonal, organizational, computer and communication skills.
Career Life Saver Skills in Learning Portal. Click for a larger screenshot.
These courses have been specially chosen as they cover a gamut of essential skills needed in the 21st century office. There are 19 different series to choose from:
- Business Etiquette
- Business Problem Solving
- Business Writing
- Career Development
- Communications
- Conducting Meetings
- Effective Presentation
- E-mail Etiquette
- Goal Setting
- Grammar
- Macromedia Flash
- Microsoft Office
- Organizational Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Sales
- Self Development
- Team Participation
- Telephone Skills
- Time Management
Career Live Saver Skills can be accessed by students any time on their computers, wherever there is access to the campus network. These self-paced courses can be taken in any order and can be completed in different sittings. The Learning Portal will remember where the user has left off in each chosen course. Most of the courses also come with pre-and-post-assessments to gauge understanding and to reinforce learning points.
Students can access the Career Life Saver Skills through IVLE or directly from the Learning Portal. The Learning Portal also consists of other IT, personal and professional development courses which are recommended for students as well as academic and professional staff.
