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.
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐.
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ "๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐โ
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00:00) Intro
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01:03) Growing Up as a โThird Childโ and Searching for Purpose
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02:20) Leaving Singapore and Starting Over in Australia
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03:32) Turning 40 and Asking โIs There More?โ
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04:21) Discovering Strengths, Coaching, and Training
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05:12) Realising Training Gives Energy, Not Burnout
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06:22) Why Change Is So Hard for Adults
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07:03) Feeling Unwanted and People-Pleasing Tendencies
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08:05) Finding Clarity Through Strengths
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09:48) Living Life Without Using Your Full Potential
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10:31) Becoming a SkillsFuture-Certified Trainer
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11:07) Why SkillsFuture Trainers Get a Bad Reputation
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12:24) Accompanying Her Father to a SkillsFuture Course
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13:39) Her Fatherโs Legacy as a Teacher
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14:43) Choosing to Teach for Singapore
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15:26) Teaching, Training, and Coming Full Circle
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16:39) From SkillsFuture Skeptic to Believer
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17:14) What the Trainer Certification Is Really Like
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18:00) The Rigor Behind Becoming a SkillsFuture Trainer
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19:19) Inside the Advanced Certificate in Learning & Performance
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21:37) How Adult Learning Is Different from School
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23:04) Training a Mixed Group of Learners
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25:36) Why Some Bad Trainers Still Exist
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27:58) Is the Certification Enough to Be a Good Trainer?
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28:38) Public Criticism vs Life Inside the System
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30:25) Gaming the Feedback System
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31:32) How Learners Should Choose Courses Wisely
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33:02) Is It Fair to Expect Learners to Do Due Diligence?
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36:18) Ongoing Requirements to Stay Certified
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38:38) Living Under Constant Evaluation as a Trainer
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39:21) What Training Taught Her About Herself
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40:39) Training Different Generations at Work
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43:25) Why She Loves Teaching and Transformation
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45:26) Strengths Training That Changed a Work Relationship
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46:40) Handling Disengaged or Resistant Learners
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48:38) Is Upskilling Getting an Unfair Bad Rep?
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49:10) Collecting Certs vs Stepping Into the Arena
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51:11) Should SkillsFuture Be Harder to Access?
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53:13) Who Should Actually Become a Trainer?
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55:44) One Shiok Thing
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01:00:03) Post-Interview Review