My Personal Curriculum, Q1

 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. 

 

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🎓 My Personal Curriculum — Q1 2026

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📅 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

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📚 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)

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🇩🇪 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

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🇨🇦 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)

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🧠 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

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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