Are you

• at the twilight of your professional career and not sure what to do next? Are you retiring from your job but want to continue making a living by doing what you love?

• a working PME (professional, manager, executive) considering freelancing to give you more flexibility, fulfilment and rewards or side income?

• a female working professional seeking both income and flexibility so you can spend more time with family?

• a freelancer, solopreneur or small business owner who wants to accelerate your success?

A freelance career consists of non-employment professional engagements by multiple customers, generating sustainable and steady sources of income. Successful freelancers can potentially enjoy better financial rewards, professional satisfaction and personal freedom than in full-time employment. But starting a freelance career can be challenging because employees typically lack the market awareness, entrepreneurial skills and marketing know-how required in freelancing.

Today, the global freelance market is estimated to be a whopping US$1.5 trillion earned by 77 million freelancers worldwide. By 2027, majority of USA workers will be freelancers. Most seniors and millennials are becoming freelancers by choice, rather than by chance. Do you want to join the global freelance revolution?

FreeUP = Freelance to Freedom, Fulfilment and Finance

FreeUP is a 2-day workshop that helps you start, design and accelerate your journey as a freelancer, solopreneur or independent professional. In this course, you will learn and apply methodologies to launch and drive your freelance career.

Click here to hear what recent participants have to say about FreeUP

“I just attended this 2 day FreeUp training over the weekend. I highly recommend this course if you are exploring what to do next in your retirement stage. It opened my eyes and ears to different perspectives and opportunities. If you are stuck in your current situation, this course really opens up your thinking.”, Benny Lam, 63, a recently retired APAC Marketing Director for MNCs and now a freelance expert who helps Western multinationals launch and scale in South East Asia. From Sept 2019 batch

Transformational Benefits

• Generate Income, Create Impact and Pursue your Interest

• Design your Freelance and Encore Career from Scratch

• Develop Entrepreneurial Mindset and Creative Thinking

• Create Innovative and Unique Products and Solutions

• Discover 6 new Ways to Grow and Scale Your Business

"The FreeUp programme distills practical insights for immediate application to either one's career (whether you are in transition or in employment to get you to be FutureReady) or as an entrepreneur seeking to reinvent your biz or your teams to be FutureReady to seize the megatrends in the ever changing economic VUCA landscape", Ms Christine Sim, CEO, The Entre Club Pte Ltd, ASME-Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, from September 2019 batch

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• YOUR FREELANCE CAREER - How to Generate Income, Create Impact and Pursue your Interest at the Same Time

• GLOBAL FREELANCE ECONOMY - Appreciate the Trends, Potential and Opportunities of the Freelance Economy

• FUTURE OF BUSINESS AND WORK IN 2020s - Preview, Pre-empt and Prepare for Future Economy

• FOUR MEGA DISRUPTIONS - The Mega Disruptions that Shape everything that we Do

• INNOVATION STRATEGIES - Learn & Apply the Unified Theory of Innovation

• WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT - Discover what your Customers really want with Jobs-to-be-Done framework

• THINKING INNOVATIVELY - Think, Breathe and Use Innovation in whatever you do

"Thought-provoking, application-oriented and engaging is how I would describe the FreeUP course. I appreciate the trainers’ experience and instructions as they push us to stretch lateral thinking and on how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to get an edge. Thanks to Charlie and his co-trainer Kenny, I am now more future-ready to ride the wave and thrive in the increasingly VUCA world."

Laetitia Wong, former Country Manager of Euromonitor International, now an independent expert B2B Consultant from Aug 2019 Batch

Suitable for (Retired, Current or Former):

• Consultants & Trainers

• Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

• Freelancers & Independent Experts

• Marketeers & Creatives

• Corporate Managers & Executives

• Functional Professionals & Specialists

• Government / Public Sector Leaders & Officers

who are exploring, launching or accelerating their freelance careers

About the Expert Trainer Charlie Ang (co-faciliated with Entrepreneurial Career Coach Kenny Lew)

Watch his Introductory Video

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Charlie Ang is a Keynote Speaker, Innovation Strategist, Business Futurist and Future of Work Expert. He works with and advises companies of all sizes and government agencies on strategic futures, innovation and technological disruption.

Charlie spends his time analysing, imagining and explaining the future, especially on how technology will impact, disrupt and empower businesses, industries, professions and economies. He inspires, advises and speaks to organisations, leaders and individuals to innovate and transform in the 4th Industrial Revolution. He is the Founding President of The Innovators Institute and Ambassador of SingularityU Singapore, the local chapter of Singularity University.

Human Resource, Future of Work & Career Expert

He received his MBA from the NUS Business School and BSc (First Class) Honours in Computer Science from University of Manchester, UK. He is trained in strategic futures, design and innovation at Singularity University (in Silicon Valley), Oxford University’s Said Business School and Stanford University. He is also an Authorized Expert in Exponential Organizations (ExO) methodology.

He was the Regional Judge of the prestigious IDC Asia-Pacific Digital Transformation Awards and on the steering committee (2018) and judging panel of Singapore Human Resources Awards (2017-Present). He has been interviewed and featured by BBC (World New Channel), Al Jazeera, FInancial Times, Channel NewsAsia, Straits Times, Business Times, MediaCorp, Bloomberg and others.

His expert profile is available here: Link , Facebook page here: Link and Published Articles here: Link.

Incorporating One-Day Practical Workshop and Innovation Sprint for you to:

• Diagnose, Discover, Design, Develop and Deploy

Your FREELANCE CAREER using our signature Everything 4.0 Accelerator Approach

Featuring Holistic 3-Part Methodology

We use our unique, holistic and proprietary FREE-UP Methodology that integrates 3 key components: (1) Future of Business & Work, (2) Innovation and Design Strategies and (3) Career & Business Transformation to create your Freelance career.

Note:

• This is a 2 Day Course, with international buffet lunch provided

• This course is Skillsfuture and NTUC UTAP funded. Scroll down to Fee & Funding section for details

• No Cash Required if use SkillsFuture Credit to pay government subsidised fee of $150 for Singaporeans aged 40 and above

• NTUC Members can enjoy another 50% funding, subject to $250 per year, through NTUC's UTAP scheme (i.e. Singaporeans 40 and over only $75 nett fee and Singaporeans above 21 self-pay only $460 after Skillsfuture and UTAP funding). Choose NTUC Member during registration for ticketing type.

• Venue subjected to change and final confirmation

• Each class will be limited to 20 participants to allow ample attention given to each participant. Registration to close after maximum is reached

• For enquiries, please contact ogk@theinnovatorsinstitute.com

Fee & Funding

"This is a Skillsfuture Singapore Funded and SkillsFuture Credit Eligible Course. Course Funding. You can register either as an Individual or through your Company to benefit from the grant. The figures below are the nett fees after subsidy, depending on your eligibility:

Notes

• Click here for definition of SME.

• Click here for details on How to Use SkillsFuture Credit.

• ​Click here for details on Absentee Payroll Funding

• Click here for details of Skillsfuture Course Funding (under Certifiable Courses approved by SSG).

• For WTS Eligible participants, Course Fees after SSG subsidy is $102. Training Commitment Award of $200 (up to $400 a year) and Training Allowance of $4.50 per hour can be granted by completing this course, subject to Skillsfuture Terms and Conditions. Click here for details of WTS Scheme:

• NTUC Members can enjoy another 50% funding, subject to $250 per year, through NTUC's UTAP scheme:

1. Singaporeans 40 and over self-pay only $75 nett fee after Skillsfuture and UTAP funding
   Out of $150 after Skillsfuture funding, up to $75 can be paid in cash or SkillsFuture Credit and remaming $75 has to be paid in cash and claimed and reimbursed under UTAP scheme. For registration, simply register using the right Skillsfuture category (e.g. Individual (S'porean Age 40 and above) - Payment by Skillsfuture Credit and transfer the right Skillsfuture amount and pay remaining in cash on the day itself.

2. Singaporeans above 21 self-pay only $460 nett fee after Skillsfuture and UTAP funding. Out of $710 after Skillsfuture funding up to $460 can be paid in cash or SkillsFuture Credit and remaming $250 has to be paid in cash and claimed and reimbursed under UTAP scheme. For registration, simply register using the right Skillsfuture category (e.g. Individual (S'porean Age 21 and above) - Payment by Skillsfuture Credit) and transfer the right Skillsfuture amount and pay remaining in cash on the day itself.

• Click here for details on UTAP Scheme

Relevant Scheme Terms & Conditions applies.

Compliments from Past Participants:

“Charlie’s class is revolutionary! I had a paradigm shift and greater awareness of the urgency to unlearn, learn, embrace change, celebrate innovation and excited for the unknown smart future. He deepened my business identity to be a technology provider/owner than the receiving user. I’m happy to know that what I’m doing, empowers businesses, innovate lives and much deep learning ahead.” Co-Founder of FoodZaps Technology - Rina Loh

"Charlie is an astute thinker, engaging writer and inspirational speaker on how rapidly advancing technologies will impact the economy, business and people today and in the future. I benefited both professionally and personally from his deep insights. Thank you, Charlie!" Xander Friedländer, Senior Vice President APAC, Retail Insight

"Charlie made the masterclass very lively by engaging participants in the learning process, where everyone is encouraged to speak freely and candidly in response to his thought-provoking questions on “Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework” and “Innovation”. Besides very well-prepared and inviting participants’ feedback throughout the session, he also uses stories to illustrate key learning points. There were several interested participants who inquired post-session on enrolling for courses taught by Charlie at Civil Service College." Soh Yong Chuan, Senior Manager cum Innovation Champion, Skillsfuture Singapore

“He is a very engaging speaker. He is able to make something complicated, simple. I thoroughly enjoyed his talk on “The End of Business As Usual”. It is a complex subject, but he was able to explain clearly what the effects on the factors listed are. I walked away confirming some of my own understanding and learning new things in the process. For anyone, wanting to know what the future of business will be like, then you should not miss this.” Lim Kien Hwee, Divisional Director, International Enterprise Singapore

“Charlie’s talk was very insightful. It gave a strong understanding of the upcoming changes in the innovation economy and helps put one in a competitive advantage. I would recommend for anyone who wants to shape the future as opposed to entering it passively.” Prakash Natarajan, Global IT Director, Unilever Asia

"This workshop was a real eye opener in linking currently developing technologies to possible future scenarios and how they could disrupt business and work as we know it now. The workshop was also a treasure trove of examples and anecdotes that made it easy to understand and follow." Mark Khng, Senior Specialist | U Future Leaders, NTUC

“Charlie’s lessons on the future is highly crucial for any entrepreneurs to stay relevant of what is coming ahead that might disrupt their businesses badly.” Kenji Lim, successful entrepreneur of multiple businesses

“This program is a wake up call and eye opener. It is indeed much needed to stimulate radical shift in mindset, to cope with the world that is not only constantly changing, but at an accelerating pace. Thank you Charlie for sharing practical and priceless insights in this presentation and engaging discussion.” Ivan Bunarsih, 32, Research Analyst

“The full day workshop is packed but never dull. It expanded my mindset, giving more clarity to the ambiguous future. The term, exponential change, is key to waves of revolutionary changes. Preparing my mind to expect these waves allows me to reinspect my current situation, and provides unfair advantage to brace for impact, or better, to capture new opportunities. While the curriculum is great, questions, discussions or even debates from fellow classmates are added bonus. It allows us to see more perspectives, bringing us to deeper understanding. I will recommend this workshop to anyone who wish to remain relevant, and to harness new opportunities that are not visible to many others.” Dean Yap, 42, formerly in banking, in career transition

"This is an amazing program! As a recent graduate, this workshop opened my eyes to the exciting yet disruptive scenarios of work in the process of playing out. It adjusted my mindset to be constantly ahead of the game by upgrading with new, and especially tech, skills and re-inventing my career strategies. Highly recommended for PMEs from all age groups.", Ong Jian Liang, 26 - an architect associate in international masterplanning company and recent NUS graduate

"The workshop is inspiring, insightful and, most importantly, impactful! It enabled me to appreciate the Future Economy and equip me with the tools to take action.” Andy Sim, Director, Digital Innovation at National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre