WSQ Framework and VUCA Environment: Relation and Importance

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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Description of WSQ Framework
The Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications or popularly known as WSQ is a
credentialing system. The system sought to train, assess, develop and recognize individuals for
the main competencies that organizations look for in a future employee (Bennett&
Lemoine,2014). WSQ was created in collaboration with other industries based on the national
standards of Singapore Workforce Development Agency or WDA (Harris&Ramos,2013). It aims
at pragmatic, cost-effective and attainable launching pad for people to grow and develop in their
respective careers.
Description of VUCA Environment
VUCA on the other hand is a term that was coined by the U.S. Army in the 1990s to
denote the post Cold War situation. VUCA originally stands for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex
and Ambiguous (Lawrence,2013). Since then entrepreneurs and leaders from all over the world
have accepted VUCA. The Singapore Armed Forces or SAF is accredited to the WSF so that the
national servicemen can develop in the careers. The Workforce Skills Qualification includes the
Basic Military Training also known as BMT. Training is an important part of military and the
armed forces of any country. More and more entrepreneurs are taking the positive aspect of
VUCA to encourage a better work culture in their organization. (Billet, Bound& Lin,2014). In a
frequently changing volatile market, any organization should have the outlook to analyze the
market and understand the various threats and weaknesses. An organization should be able to
implement and build such strategies that will help in overcoming unknown market situations. An
organization has to go through a lot of complex and problematic issues to before reaching a
stable position. Hence, the management and the employees should know how to navigate tough