SkillsFuture Festival 2026: Vertical Institute Event Guide
SkillsFuture Festival 2026 brings eight Vertical Institute events covering AI, job redesign, UX/UI, digital marketing and SEO. Wondering which session best matches your role, goals or next skill move? Read this guide to compare the events and see what each one covers.
by: Vertical Institute • 18 September 2026 •
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Are you wondering what is happening at SkillsFuture Festival 2026? Running from 16 September to 28 October, this year’s festival centres on the theme “Career Health in the Age of AI”.
Vertical Institute is taking part in eight physical events from 22 September to 23 October. The sessions cover AI, automation, job redesign, UX/UI design, digital marketing and SEO. Read this guide to see what each event covers and what you can expect on the day.
Quick Takeaways
- Vertical Institute will take part in eight physical events from 22 September to 23 October 2026.
- Events will take place at Lifelong Learning Institute and Vertical Institute.
- Sessions cover AI, automation, UX/UI design, digital marketing, SEO and workplace skills.
- Several events include hands-on activities based on workplace, design or marketing tasks.
- Selected sessions also cover SkillsFuture funding and relevant course pathways.
What Is Vertical Institute Doing at SkillsFuture Festival 2026?
Vertical Institute will take part in eight physical events between 22 September and 23 October 2026. Sessions will run at Lifelong Learning Institute and Vertical Institute.
Here is the full event schedule:
| Event | Date and Time | Venue | Who It Is For |
| The Workforce Readiness Summit | 22 Sep, 8:30am–12pm | Lifelong Learning Institute | Business owners, founders, HR and L&D leaders |
| AI Productivity Booster: Reclaim Your Team’s Time | 29 Sep, 1:30pm–4:30pm | Lifelong Learning Institute | Team leads, department heads and operations or business leaders |
| Human + AI: The New Org Chart | 29 Sep, 6:30pm–9:30pm | Lifelong Learning Institute | Business leaders, HR/L&D professionals, and team managers |
| AI Career Clinic | 7 Oct, 6:30pm–9pm | Vertical Institute | Working professionals assessing how AI may affect their role |
| Design Thinking in Action with Gen AI | 14 Oct, 6:30pm–9pm | Vertical Institute | Career switchers and professionals curious about UX/UI design |
| Build Your First AI Agent in 90 Minutes | 16 Oct, 2pm–4:30pm | Vertical Institute | Operations, admin and coordination professionals |
| AI-Powered Digital Marketing | 21 Oct, 6:30pm–9pm | Vertical Institute | Professionals, mid-career switchers and entrepreneurs |
| SEO Lab: Staying Visible in the Age of AI Search | 23 Oct, 2pm–4:30pm | Vertical Institute | Marketers, content professionals and small business owners |
Which Events Are for Business and Team Leaders?
Three SkillsFuture Festival events focus on AI adoption, workforce readiness and role redesign for teams and organisations.
The Workforce Readiness Summit
This session focuses on identifying AI-readiness, communication and leadership gaps within teams.
Date: 22 September 2026
Time: 8:30am–12:00pm
Venue: Lifelong Learning Institute, Lecture Theatre
What to expect:
- Identify your team’s AI-readiness and communication or leadership gaps.
- Explore case studies and ROI data from companies that have closed skills gaps.
- Build practical AI and communication skills for workplace use.
- Explore funding options and course pathways based on your team’s skills gaps.
AI Productivity Booster: Reclaim Your Team’s Time
This workshop focuses on identifying recurring work that could benefit from AI and automation.
Date: 29 September 2026
Time: 1:30pm–4:30pm
Venue: Lifelong Learning Institute, Event Hall 2-2
What to expect:
- Identify your team’s three highest-cost recurring tasks.
- Explore Generative AI and automation techniques for recurring manual work.
- Map an automation approach for each selected task.
- Learn how to communicate AI-driven process changes to your team.
Human + AI: The New Org Chart
This session explores how organisations can redesign roles and tasks around AI adoption.
Date: 29 September 2026
Time: 6:30pm–9:30pm
Venue: Lifelong Learning Institute, Event Hall 2-2
What to expect:
- Explore Singapore-relevant case studies of successful job redesign.
- Identify which roles or tasks may suit AI augmentation or redesign.
- Explore a job-redesign framework that you can apply within your own team.
- Learn about SkillsFuture-funded pathways supporting AI-era role transitions.
Interested in attending any of these three events?
Register for Vertical Institute’s business and team leader SkillsFuture Festival events here.
TEAM AI-READINESS QUIZ Take this quick 3-minute quiz to find out how prepared your team is for AI.
Which Events Are for Professionals Building AI and Digital Skills?
These SkillsFuture Festival events focus on career planning, UX/UI design and practical AI skills.
AI Career Clinic
This session helps working professionals assess how AI may affect their current role.
Date: 7 October 2026
Time: 6:30pm–9:00pm
Venue: Vertical Institute
What to expect:
- Work through your own job description to assess your role.
- Separate your work into augmentable, automatable and durable tasks.
- Develop a written personal skills plan.
- Identify suitable courses, a realistic timeline and a funded pathway.
Design Thinking in Action with Gen AI
This workshop gives you hands-on exposure to the design thinking process and UX/UI design.
Date: 14 October 2026
Time: 6:30pm–9:00pm
Venue: Vertical Institute
What to expect:
- Work through a real user problem.
- Explore the Empathise, Define, Ideate and Prototype stages.
- Develop an AI-assisted prototype, with Figma used for prototyping.
- Gain clearer insight into whether UX/UI design could suit your career interests.
Build Your First AI Agent in 90 Minutes
This session introduces AI agents through a guided, practical build for non-technical professionals.
Date: 16 October 2026
Time: 2:00pm–4:30pm
Venue: Vertical Institute
What to expect:
- Move from reading about AI agents to building one yourself.
- Build a working AI agent using a guided, pre-defined build.
- Explore examples such as drafting email replies or turning meeting notes into action items.
- Understand the Level 1 Generative AI to Level 2 AI Workflow Automation progression in Vertical Institute’s AI pathway.
CAREER QUIZ SINGAPORE Discover your work personality, ideal work partner, and earning potential.
Which Events Are for Marketers and Business Owners?
Two SkillsFuture Festival events focus on AI-powered marketing and search visibility.
AI-Powered Digital Marketing
This session focuses on using AI to support content creation, campaign planning and audience targeting.
Date: 21 October 2026
Time: 6:30pm–9:00pm
Venue: Vertical Institute
What to expect:
- Build practical AI-powered marketing skills for consumer-facing campaigns.
- Explore AI tools for content creation, campaign planning and audience targeting.
- Apply these tools to a real marketing task.
- Explore funded digital marketing and Generative AI pathways.
SEO Lab: Staying Visible in the Age of AI Search
This session explores how AI-generated search results are changing organic search and website visibility.
Date: 23 October 2026
Time: 2:00pm–4:30pm
Venue: Vertical Institute
What to expect:
- Understand how AI-generated search results affect organic traffic.
- Practise AI-era SEO techniques on your own site or page.
- Leave with a diagnosed page and a prioritised fix list.
- Develop a clearer point of view on where organic search is heading.
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FAQs About SkillsFuture Festival
When are Vertical Institute’s SkillsFuture Festival events happening?
The events will run from 22 September to 23 October 2026.
Where will the events take place?
Sessions will take place at Lifelong Learning Institute or Vertical Institute, depending on the event.
Are the SkillsFuture Festival events physical?
Yes. All eight events listed in the programme are physical sessions.
Who can attend these events?
These sessions are intended for business leaders, HR and L&D professionals, marketers, career switchers, working professionals and small business owners.
Will the events include hands-on activities?
Yes. Several events include hands-on activities involving workplace tasks, job redesign, UX/UI design, AI agents, digital marketing and SEO.
Where can I find more information about SkillsFuture Festival 2026?
You can visit the official SkillsFuture Festival website to explore the wider festival programme, events and resources.
How can I register for Vertical Institute’s SkillsFuture Festival events?
For the business and team leader events, you can register through this event registration form. For the other events, follow our Facebook and Instagram pages for the latest registration updates.
Find the Right SkillsFuture Festival Event for You
Vertical Institute’s SkillsFuture Festival events cover AI, workplace skills, UX/UI design, digital marketing and SEO.
Review the schedule and choose an event that matches the skills you want to build. For the latest event updates and information from Vertical Institute, follow us on Facebook and Instagram. See you at SkillsFuture Festival 2026!