2121stst Century Skills: Century Skills: What Are They, and What Are They, and
Why Do We Need Them?Why Do We Need Them?Kate Daly
PluggedIn, VirginiaCOABE April 2011
SURVEY SAYS
“Very important” applied skills for job success for new workforce entrants“Are They Really Ready to Work?” 2006
Diversity Creativity / Innovation Teamwork / Collaboration Information technology application Critical thinking / Problem solving
The Changing Workforce:The Changing Workforce:What has fueled the evolution of What has fueled the evolution of The desired skill set?The desired skill set?
BASIC SKILLS APPLIED SKILLS
Global economyGlobal economy
Pace of Change◦ Learning Agility◦ Innovation
TechnologyAutomation of Routine
Tasks◦ Some jobs obsolete◦ Off-shoring
Everyone is connected
SKILLS GAP: How do we ensure that adults meet the demands of the 21st century workplace?
SCANS: Employability Skills
Basic Skills Thinking Skills
Personal Qualities
Workplace Competencies
ReadingWritingArithmeticListening Speaking
CreativityDecision-makingProblem-solvingVisualizationReasoning
ResponsibilitySelf-worthSociabilitySelf-managementIntegrity / Honesty
Utilizing ResourcesInterpersonal SkillsUtilizing InformationUsing SystemsUsing Technology
How do we get there? How do we get there?
Integration & Contextualization
3 R’S◦ Basic Skills: Reading,
Writing, and Arithmetic 4 C’S
◦ Critical Thinking & Problem-solving
◦ Communication◦ Collaboration & Team-
building◦ Creativity
Workplace Competencies Soft Skills
Resources
P21: http://www.p21.org/
AMA 2010 Critical Skills Survey: http://www.p21.org/documents/Critical%20Skills%20Survey%20Executive%20Summary.pdf
Are They Really Ready to Work? http://www.p21.org/documents/FINAL_REPORT_PDF09-29-06.pdf
2121stst Century Skills: Century Skills: What Are They, and What Are They, and
Why Do We Need Them?Why Do We Need Them?Kate Daly
PluggedIn, VirginiaCOABE April 2011
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