Inspired by Ire Aderinokun’s blog post on this topic , I decided to write out mine (all three of these were already somewhere on my to-do list for this year), but I like how this formalizes and measures it.
🎓 My Personal Curriculum — Q1 2026
📅 Key Dates
Start: 5 January 2026
End: 31 March 2026
Duration: 12 weeks
💡 “The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.” — Brian Herbert
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela
📚 Subjects
🌍 Global Mobility Certification (WERC)
Goal: Obtain or be exam-ready for WERC Global Mobility Certification
Why this matters: Strengthens my credibility and technical depth in global mobility, corporate immigration, and cross-border workforce strategy.
Focus Areas
Global mobility fundamentals
Compensation & benefits
Tax, payroll, and compliance
Policy design & program management
Outputs
Completed WERC coursework
Practice exams
Certification exam (or scheduled date)
🇩🇪 German Language Improvement
Goal: Improve conversational and professional German fluency
Why this matters: Supports my international background, EU mobility expertise, and long-term global practice goals.
Learning Methods
German books (graded + professional topics)
German movies & TV (with subtitles → without)
Daily vocabulary + sentence building
Weekly speaking practice (self or partner)
Outputs
Comfortably hold everyday conversations
Improved listening comprehension
Professional vocabulary refresh
🇨🇦 Canadian Immigration – In-Depth Knowledge
Goal: Build strong, working-level knowledge of Canada’s immigration system
Why this matters: Expands my immigration expertise beyond the U.S. and positions me for global immigration or advisory roles.
Focus Areas
Express Entry & CRS system
Work permits (LMIA, exemptions, intra-company transfers)
Study permits & pathways to PR
Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs)
Compliance & employer obligations
Outputs
Personal reference notes/playbooks
Ability to confidently advise at a high level
Comparative understanding (U.S. vs Canada)
🧠 Weekly Structure (Optional Add-On)
2–3 hrs: WERC study
1 hr: German (daily micro-sessions encouraged)
1–2 hrs: Canadian immigration deep dives
Weekly reflection: What I learned + what to adjust
This was cool to make, and in efforts to not take life too seriously this year and have fun with things, I’ll take the learning process in stride, enjoy it, and look back on the 12 weeks come April to see the progress made <3
Funmi
