| | DECEMBER - JANUARYMANAGEHRMAGAZINE.COM8In MyOpinionThe world we live in today is rapidly changing. The opportunities and challenges we are facing are immense. And the only way for us to keep up with it is to continuously learn. We need to learn as technology advancements could make our lives easier, faster, better, and happier. We also need to integrate learning into our daily lives to ensure we stay relevant. I share below the reasons why continuous learning matters and how learning could take us from where we are to where we wanted to be, from an individual perspective as well as an organizational perspective.1. The Certificate: Do you have the paper?Earning a professional certification will complement the accredited degree and can make us stand out from other applicants during recruitment. Having a certification is also an opportunity to be acknowledged as an expert in a specific field or as a recognition that we have gained new skills by way of training and passing a proper assessment by a recognized credential institution. Certain certifications provide us with a designation that we can place after our name, distinguishing us from other uncertified peers. While that could be a motivating factor for certain people, the real value in obtaining professional certification is the demonstration of our dedication to adhere to the highest standard in our profession and our willingness to keep on learning. Certification is definitely a great way to become a specialist or an opportunity to venture into a new field. For an organization, having talent with professional certification provides confidence in the reliability and competency of its talent, ensures talent's knowledge is current, and could lead to improved adherence to industry standards and compliances. This provides a strong competitive edge to the organization. Hence, organizations must nurture the culture of lifelong learning by providing an eco-system where talent can self-drive their own learning. Empower talent to decide what they wanted to learn, how, and when, while providing learning recommendations and personal development feedback along the way. Talents that are motivated by lifelong learning are By Dr. Niza Adila Hamzah, Head, Learning Strategy & Performance, Global Learning & Development, PETRONASTHE THREE C'S OF SUCCESS IN TODAY'S WORLDfuture-ready and would ensure the organization's long-term viability.2. The Competency: Can you really do it?While having the certificate provides verification that we are competent to perform certain skills, the challenge is whether we can make an impact on our job. A mere certification without much opportunity to put it into action could leave us less competent than our uncertified peers over time. This is where seeking opportunities to apply our skills in various scenarios or projects would help to elevate our competency. Competency is not just about having the necessary skills to perform the job; it is also about our knowledge and judgement
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