Trainee

What is a trainee?

A trainee is someone with the desire to develop themselves by learning tech, design, and business skills.

Knowledge

Open Source

What are open source tools and OERs?

Tech History

If you know your history
Then you would know where you're coming from
And you wouldn't have to ask me
Who the heck do I think I am

Bob Marley, 'Buffalo Soldier'

History of various technologies:

• Communications (writing, papyrus, printing, telephone, internet)
• Trade (commodities, money, credit, cryptocurrency)
• Computing (abacus, calculator, computer)
• Navigation (maps, astrolabes, GPS)
• Measurement (temperature/thermometer, time/clock, pH/litmus, strength)

Skills

Core areas:

• Sensory skills.
• Communication skills.
• Professionalism skills.
• Teamwork skills.

Primary hard skill areas:

• Technology skills.
• Design skills.
• Business skills.

Supporting skill areas:

• Mine, body, planet skills
• Logic & universe skills

Attitudes

Growth mindset Self-starting Curiosity, asking questions, searching for answers

Exploring, producing, socializing?