Sprout Academy, a five-week online bootcamp that aims to train senior high school students all over Southeast Asia on 21st century skills necessary for their future careers, is accepting applications until tomorrow, March 15.
As megatrends for careers accelerate, unemployment remains at its highest with the workforce becoming increasingly unprepared for job descriptions that require much more specialized collaborative skills. In particular, students, having just started the climb into the labor force from a highly structured environment, may find it difficult to adapt immediately to the bureaucratic system of the corporate world.
Seeking to leave no student behind, Sprout Academy is an educational initiative by six ASEAN youth leaders, striving to empower and guide Southeast Asian senior high school students in becoming ready to enter the workforce and serve their communities. In collaboration with the YSEALI (Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative) and Arizona State University, this free five-week bootcamp will train students to solve real-life problems using the essential skills of collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and creativity.
Each session will feature prominent Southeast Asian leaders as speakers on the following topics: March 20 — Learning how to communicate well and correctly whilst in a highly collaborative culture; March 27 — Finding precise and accurately problem-solving by thinking through a scientific process; April 3 — Harnessing their unlimited creativity and adaptability in diverse environments; April 10 — Building interest and talent for consistent productivity as well as the decision-making process; and April 24 — Training to develop career-specific and entrepreneurship skills for the future.
Moreover, participants will also be given the opportunity to interact and learn from one another through a group project competition. Groups will address issues within their communities by leading feasible and impactful projects. The winning group will be awarded with US$150 worth of training and an international certificate.
To learn more about the program, visit https://sproutacademysea.wordpress.com/; https://www.facebook.com/SPROUTAcademySEA; and Instagram: @sprout_academy_sea. Register through https://bit.ly/sproutprogram.
