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The linear and traditional expectations of studying, getting an academic certificate, finding a job, and staying on it until retirement are increasingly becoming untenable. PHOTO: ST FILE
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We are in the midst of normalising transitions within and across careers.

The linear and traditional expectations of studying, getting an academic certificate, finding a job, and staying on in it until retirement are increasingly becoming untenable.

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