21st Century Skills

Maria Carmina S. De Guzman

S e n i o r T E SD S p e c i a l i s t

Presentation Outline
21st Century Skills Defined

Promulgation of the Amended CS for 21st Century Skills integrated in

the Basic Competencies
 The 21st Century Skills integrated in the Basic Competencies
What are the 21st
Century Skills?
21st Century Skills
Defined

abroadsetofknowledge,skills,workhabits,andcharacter
traitsbelievedtobecriticallyimportanttosucceedintoda
y’sworld,particularlyincontemporarycareersandworkpl
aces
lifted from: Amended CS for Basic Competencies Integrating 21st Century Skills (p.3)
 Promulgation of the
Amended CS for 21st
Century Skills integrated in
the Basic Competencies
June
-December 2016
Inception
Phase
January
2017
Validation

Howit
started?
-June
throughsurvey

2019 TESDABRNo.

2019 - 37

2017
TESDACircular 08,s. 2017
TESDA
Board

Resolution No.
2019-037
 Approving and Promulgating the
Amended CS for Basic
Competencies Integrated with
21st Century Skills

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 The 21st Century Skills
integrated in the Basic
Competencies
Communication

Competency that covers

workplace communication with
co-workers, clients, partners and
the general public.
Receive and respond to workplace
communication (NC I)
Participate in workplace communication (NC II)

Lead workplace communication (NC III)

Utilize specialized communication skill (NC IV)

Manage and sustain effective communication strategies (NC V) UCs on

Communication
 Collaboration
and Teamwork

Competency that covers knowledge,

skills and attitudes required when
working with others and teams,
including leading, developing and
managing teams.
Work with others (NC I)

Work in team environment (NC II)

Lead small teams (NC III)

Develop and lead teams (NC IV)

Develop and lead teams (NC V)

UCs on Collaboration and Teamwork

Critical Thinking
and Problem
Solving
Competency that covers knowledge,
skills and attitudes required when
solving issues and concerns in the
 workplace.
Solve/address routine problems (NC I)

Solve/address general workplace problems (NC II)

Apply critical thinking and problem solving techniques in the workplace (NC III)

Perform higher-order thinking processes and apply techniques in the workplace

(NC IV)
Evaluate higher order thinking skills and adjust problem solving techniques (NC
V)

UCs on Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

 Lifelong
Learning and
Career Skills
 Competency that covers knowledge,
skills and attitudes required when
demonstrating self-management
toward lifelong learning and career
development.
Enhance self-management skills (NC I)

Develop career and life decisions (NC II)

Develop career and life decisions (NC III)

Contribute to the practice of social justice in the workplace (NC IV)

Advocate strategic thinking for global citizenship (NC V)

 UCs on Lifelong Learning and Career Skills
Learning and
Innovation

Competency which covers

knowledge, skills and attitudes
required when managing workplace
learning & innovation.
Support innovation (NC I)

Contribute to workplace innovation (NC II)

Propose methods of applying learning and innovation in the organization (NC III)
Manage innovative work instructions (NC IV)

Incorporate innovation into work procedures (NC V)

UCs on Learning and Innovation

 Information

Management

Competency that covers knowledge,

skills and attitudes required when
 accessing, maintaining, presenting,
using, managing/evaluating and
developing information systems and
processes.
Access and maintain information (NC I)

Present relevant information (NC II)

Use information systematically (NC III)

Manage and evaluate usage of information (NC IV)

Develop systems in managing and maintaining information (NC V) UCs on

Information Management

Occupational
Safety and
Health

Competencies that cover

knowledge, skills and attitudes
with relation to OSH programs in
the workplace
Follow occupational safety and health policies and procedures (NC I)

Practice occupational safety and health policies and procedures (NC II)

Evaluate occupational safety and health work practices (NC III)

Lead in improvement of occupational safety and health (OSH) programs,

policies and procedures (NC IV)
Manage implementation of occupational safety and health (OSH) programs in
the workplace (NC V)

UCs on Occupational Safety and Health

Environmental
 Literacy

Competencies that cover the

knowledge, skills and attitudes,
related to the environmental
programs in the workplace.
Apply environmental work
standards (NC I)

Exercise efficient and effective

sustainable practices in the workplace (NC II) Evaluate environmental work practices (NC

III)
Lead towards improvement of environmental work programs, policies and procedures
(NC IV)

Manage implementation of environmental programs in the workplace (NC V) UCs

on Environmental Literacy
Entrepreneurship

Competency which covers

knowledge, skills and attitudes
required when designing, launching
and running a new business
Adopt entrepreneurial mindset
in the workplace (NC I)

Practice entrepreneurial skills in the workplace (NC II)

Facilitate entrepreneurial skills for micro-small-medium enterprises (MSMEs) (NC III)

Sustain entrepreneurial skills (NC IV)

Develop and sustain a high-performing enterprise (NC V)

UCs on Entrepreneurship
Presentation Covered the following: 21st
Century Skills Defined

Promulgation of the Amended CS for 21st Century Skills integrated in

the Basic Competencies

The 21st Century Skills integrated in the Basic Competencies

THANK YOU
Maria Carmina S. De Guzman
S e n i o r T E SD S p e c i a l i s t