“Skills which will be essential for the workforce of the future”.

           Skills  which will be essential for the workforce of the future.

 Based on the materials of the Bett UK Global Educational Council Meeting

We’re living through a time of great change, technology is transforming, new jobs and roles are emerging and the skills required are changing too. According to research by the World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reported a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role.

The soft skills or ‘21st-century skills’ such as problem-solving, creativity, critical thinking, people skills and good communication could enable young people to adapt to change more easily, gain a greater understanding of people and the world around them, and ultimately progress further in their chosen career. Soft skills take time to develop and are more complex in nature, but perhaps they’ll turn out to be more beneficial in the long term.

At the heart of the nowadays learning is the idea of a project-learning. Projects begin with questions or challenges, they grow through research and creative development of ideas on the part of the learner, and they culminate in reflection, often with presentation of the outcome of the project process to an audience. This allows time for students to ‘dig deeper’ on the question and enable them to reflect, and reflection in turn ensures they are developing their skill set. It can definitely help modern youth to be prepared for a world where the ability to question and examine an issue or situation is certain to be valued, especially when blended with technologies.

 It should be stressed that we move to a future where online project-based learning is going to be much more mainstream.

The great thing about teaching young people these skills is that they are highly transferable and highly prized by employers the world over. Young people who can ask questions, learn by finding out rather than waiting to be told, and have the confidence to put forward and evaluate their own answers and ideas, are exactly the type of people that will thrive in a world of work that is fast-moving and fast-changing.

Soft skills – (гнучкі навички) personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people

Thrive- квітнути (syn.:to prosper)

Emerging- який з’являється (syn.: appearing)

Beneficial-вигідний (syn.: helpful, useful, favourable)

Mismatch-невідповідність (syn.: unsuited, inharmonious)