Upskilling in the time of the pandemic

DEMAND for training and courses aimed at upskilling has jumped over the year, as the pandemic forced both companies to redirect - and quickly - into digitalisation, and employees to rethink their capabilities and capacity. And there has been no shortage of education providers or programmes geared at learning in areas such as data science, software engineering, and user experience design.

In Brunch in The Business Times Weekend, we find out what kind of training is in demand, and how reskilling and upskilling has worked out for workers and employers.

With market trading increasingly algorithm-based, how should the law - in particular, futures regulation, deal with bots? In our Wealth section, the Insights from CFA Society Singapore column discusses the implications for market oversight of algo-driven execution technology.

The Lamborghini Huracan STO is like a Michael Bay movie: loud, exciting and a wild ride overall, and definitely not to everyone's taste. The Steering Column assesses the Lambo that makes Rambo look tame.

In Fit To Lead, our columnist is looking forward to perhaps the most exciting weekend for sports fans in a long time. One Championship goes live, the StanChart Marathon is back in person, and on Sunday, the National Stadium will be buzzing again as Singapore kicks off against Myanmar at the AFF Suzuki Cup.

And in our Health page, a closer look at what we do know about the Omicron variant.

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