Professor Chris Button is leading a team of researchers from the University of Otago who are exploring the growing need ...
Research reinforces importance of students' transferable skills
In a world of automation, how quickly students can relearn and adapt their skill set could be considered more important than their current abilities, a leading researcher argues.
In their water safety research Professor Chris Button, above, and his team have found that learning new skills in different environments allows the development of transferable skills that can be applied to different contexts more readily. PHOTO: Graham Warman
In their water safety research Professor Chris Button, above, and his team have found that learning new skills in different environments allows the development of transferable skills that can be applied to different contexts more readily. PHOTO: Graham Warman
