Navigating the World of Work
This interactive tool, inspired by the CareerTech Challenge, highlights how digital tools could support workers transitioning into new jobs, particularly as the way we work changes with the increase in automation and the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CareerTech Challenge innovators have designed and tested digital platforms to support workers during these key transitional moments and beyond, creating a resilient and fulfilled workforce.
Explore our three stories and their hotspots, to see how the innovations support workers to make these changes.
Where to learn and personalised support
Clare, 32, is a mother and part-time bank teller. She wants personal support and guidance to help her sort through career options and training courses, which suit her goals and fit around her busy schedule.
Clare can use our platforms to receive personal coaching and careers guidance remotely, and in a format that fits around her schedule. Our platforms can also help her navigate the thousands of online learning courses available to her.
Where to learn
Sometimes, workers will need or want to learn new skills to prepare them for a change to a specific job or to open up additional broader career paths. With an overwhelming number of online courses available, workers need support to navigate the options available to them so they can understand time commitment, costs, quality and ultimately, what future jobs or careers they might lead to. Innovations providing this information:
Personalised support
A worker might want personalised support, advice and guidance expertise from an individual, or a group of peers undergoing the same career transition journey. This type of support might provide advice and reassurance, and help a worker figure out what to do next. While in-person career advice provides intense support, it’s often an unrealistic option for time-poor workers with other commitments. Remote alternatives include chatbots, virtual coaching and peer forums. Innovators doing this digitally: