14/10/2023
DIGITAL SKILLS, A NECESSITY FOR YOU.
Digital skills are becoming increasingly important in today's world, where technology and digital platforms are transforming the way we live, work, and communicate. Digital skills refer to the ability to use technology and digital tools to perform a variety of tasks.
In the workplace, this is becoming indispensable as businesses rely more and more on technology and digital platforms to communicate and operate. Companies are looking for individuals who are proficient in digital tools, and talents with digital skills have a better chance of landing a well-paying job.
Wandering on social platforms like (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, X, etc.) is not a digital skill. Besides, this attitude drains your energy, saps your finances, it places you in captivity in the form of addiction (that's why you cannot go a minute without checking social media.) I am sorry this is not the digital skills I am referring to.
Given the importance of digital skills, individuals need to invest time, money, and effort into learning these skills and staying up-to-date with the latest tools and technologies. Whether through online courses, workshops, or on-the-job training, acquiring and mastering digital skills is essential for anyone who wants to succeed in today's digital age.
You will agree with me that technology has done the world π good, and at the same time brought frustration to some people. What I mean is that, despite making life easy for people, technology has equally made some people jobless because most tasks performed by humans decades ago are now carried out by technology. Automation is happening in all businesses everywhere every day. This is one reason why you should have digital skills.
During the COVID-19 era, a lot of businesses folded up, a great number of people lost their jobs, and a lot of technologies came to life. Imagine the advent of ATMs, many tellers in banks lost their job; chatbots and AI are gradually making companies send goodbye messages to some of their Customer Support Specialists; a lot of accounting software is available now, and this software can do great accounting and business analysis for you; a lot of unmanned vehicles and drones are being produced and this development places the job of a driver at risk; even robots are being created to act like a human being. But do you know what? π€ Humans are irreplaceable, it is humans that control these technologies, that is why you must be digitally sound to remain valuable and irreplaceable in this digital age.
In my opinion, stop thinking archaically, stop pursuing conventional and outdated courses of study (like Languages, Zoology, Geography, History, etc.) and start going for courses such as;
Cloud Computing
Software Development
Data Analysis
Data Science
IT Support
Digital Marketing
Product Design
Graphics Design
Cybersecurity
Game Development
Project Management
Product Marketing
Etc.
Even if you have gotten a degree in one of those archaic courses or planning to, you could still acquire any digital skill of your choice, and this would place you an edge over your peers. If you are finding it difficult to acquire a digital skill, or you don't know which one to embrace, you could talk to someone, look for a mentor, or ask me and I will be happy to provide you with solutions. There are a lot of formal and informal institutions out there offering free digital courses, check them out and explore.
Technology has come to stay, and new developments are evolving every day. Stop wasting your precious time and hard-earned money watching Netflix, stop spending 5 hours at a stretch chatting on WhatsApp, and don't spend time watching reels on Instagram and TikTok. Spend that time developing yourself every day. You may want to think about this; a time will come when technology will cook for you while you sleep, wash your car while you prepare for work, do house chores for you, and eventually lead you to chronic laziness. Don't you think this is possible?
Shortly, technology will dominate the workplace with artificial intelligence and smart assistants, while the use of augmented and virtual reality continues to increase. Everything will be βsmartβ β connected and data-driven. Everything is going digital, even schools are now embracing online studies. Learn a tech skill today, I assure you that, you can never exhaust technology, all you need to do is to keep adapting to changes when it comes.
Prepare yourself for now and the future because a time is coming when a technology skill will be a necessity like food, shelter, clothes, and water.
I am here to help you on that ladder πͺ to digital literacy, just ask me for anything you are curious about, and swiftly shall I attend to you.