Get Career Ready with AI: ASEAN Ahead Youth Webinar

Date: 7 October 2026
Time: 3:00–5:00 PM
Format: Online via Microsoft Teams
Participation: Complimentary; registration is required

​Get career-ready with AI through ASEAN Ahead: Youth AI Career Readiness, an interactive online programme (co-organised by BlackStorm Group and e2i) designed to help young people navigate today’s evolving tech career landscape.

​Through practical demonstrations and guided activities, you will learn how to use AI to explore suitable tech career pathways, improve your LinkedIn profile, strengthen your CV and job applications, research opportunities, and prepare confidently for interviews.

​You will also hear insights on Singapore’s emerging career opportunities and in-demand skills from LinkedIn, discover career resources available through e2i, and take part in the 10 Connections Challenge to begin expanding your professional network.

​By the end of the webinar, you will have:

• ​Identified two to three potential roles in the digital and technology sectors
• Improved key sections of your LinkedIn profile
• Strengthened at least one section of your CV
• Learned a repeatable AI-assisted interview preparation workflow
• Started building your professional network
• Completed the required quiz to qualify for the ASEAN Ahead Certificate

​Successful participants will receive an ASEAN Ahead Certificate, which can be added to their LinkedIn profile and CV to showcase their career-readiness skills.

​This programme is suitable for youth aged 16–35, including university students, TVET learners, graduates, jobseekers and NEET youth.

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​Programme Agenda

​3:00–3:10 PM: Welcome Remarks and Introduction to ASEAN Ahead

​3:10–3:25 PM: Singapore’s Evolving Career Landscape: Emerging Opportunities and In-Demand Skills by LinkedIn

​3:25–3:35 PM: Module 1: AI for Career Clarity and Professional Pathways

​3:35–3:45 PM: Module 2: AI-Powered Personal Branding and LinkedIn Optimisation

​3:45–3:55 PM: Module 3: AI for Job Search, Networking and Opportunities

​3:55–4:10 PM: Module 4: AI for CVs, Portfolios and Stronger Applications

​4:10–4:20 PM: Module 5: AI for Interview Preparation and Confidence Building

​4:20–4:30 PM: Programme Quiz, Certificate and LinkedIn Guidance

​4:30–4:40 PM: Career Opportunities and Resources for Singapore Youth by e2i

​4:40–4:45 PM: Live Q&A and 10 Connections Challenge Briefing

​4:45–5:00 PM: Virtual Networking and Continued Support via WhatsApp Community

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​Complimentary One-Year LinkedIn Premium Access

​Eligible youth participants in Singapore will receive complimentary LinkedIn Premium access for one year after completing the required activities guided during the webinar.

​Unable to attend the live webinar? You may complete the AI Career Readiness learning journey at your own pace:

​https://ada.aseanfoundation.org/course-detail/ai-career-readiness

​To qualify:

• ​Complete the full learning journey, preferably in a single sitting
• Complete all required activities
• Select BlackStorm as the partner and Singapore as your country when filling in your details
• Meet the programme’s eligibility requirements

​This programme is suitable for youth aged 16–35, particularly:

• ​Final-year university students
• TVET learners or graduates
• Youth who are not currently in employment, education or training (NEET)

​LinkedIn Premium access is subject to successful completion, eligibility verification and the programme’s applicable terms and availability.

​About ASEAN Ahead

​ASEAN AI for Youth Empowerment and Development is a regional initiative supported by LinkedIn to equip university students, TVET

​students, and NEET youth aged 16–35 across ASEAN with AI literacy, career readiness skills, and clear pathways to employment.

​About BlackStorm Group

​BlackStorm Group is a Singapore-based business advisory and ecosystem-building group that helps companies grow and enter Southeast Asia markets with clarity and speed. Our ecosystem includes BlackStorm Consulting, which supports strategy and market entry across Southeast Asia; Project Asia Data, which drives practical AI adoption and training for businesses; and STARTUPVILLAGE, a platform connecting founders and professionals through community and learning across Asia.

​About e2i

​e2i is the empowering network for workers and employers seeking employment and employability solutions. e2i serves as a bridge between workers and employers, connecting with workers to offer job security through job-matching, career guidance and skills upgrading advisory services, and partnering employers to address their manpower needs through recruitment, training and job redesign solutions. e2i is a tripartite initiative of the National Trades Union Congress set up to support nation-wide manpower and skills upgrading initiatives.