21 st Century skills

Prepared by: Tricia Mhae B. Nantiza

Information and technology skills
• Information technology skills refer to the ability to carry out diverse
duties in IT roles. These skills, areas of knowledge and abilities relate to
the creation, usage, application and management of different types of
technology. IT skills come in many forms, and different positions may
require distinct skill sets.

• Because of this, it's crucial to emphasize your most relevant skills when
applying for IT jobs to help you be a more appealing candidate for hiring
managers. You often can develop these skills through on -the-job
training, education programs and degree paths, formal training and
certification programs.
• T e c h no l o gy sk i l l s a re a l l t h e a b i l i t i e s t h a t h e l p
yo u i nt e ra c t w i t h t h e di g i t a l w o rl d a ro u nd yo u .
B e i ng t e c h no l o g ic al l y sk i l l e d re f e rs t o
pro f i c i e nc y i n di g i t a l o r t e c h ni c a l m e di a . I n t h i s
m o de rn a g e , a nyo ne w h o w i sh e s t o c o ndu c t t h e i r
w o rk e f f i c i e nt l y sh o u l d b ru sh u p o n t h e i r
t e c h no l o g ic al k no w l e dg e . G e t t i ng u se d t o
c u rre nt t e c h no l o g y w i l l a l l o w yo u t o e a si l y a dj u st
t o a l l t h e e m e rg i ng t e c h no l o g i e s t h a t w i l l
i nf i l t ra t e o u r da y - t o -da y l i ve s i n t h e c o m i ng
de c a de s.

• A c qu i ri ng te c h no l o g y sk i l l s a l so m a k e s yo u m o re
a ppe a l i ng t o e m pl o ye rs a nd m a y h e l p yo u o b t a i n
o r m a i nt a i n c e rt a i n j o b po si t i o ns. E x a mpl e s o f
t h e se vi t a l sk i l l s ra ng e f ro m si m pl e w o rd
pro c e ssi ng a nd e m a i l i ng t o da t a m a na geme nt
a nd u se r e x pe ri e nc e ( U X ) sk i l l s.
Learning and innovation skills increasingly
are being recognized as the skills that
separate students who are prepared for
increasingly complex life and work
environments in the 21st century, and
those who are not. A focus on creativity,
critical thinking, communication and
Learning and
collaboration is essential to prepare Innovation skills
students for the future.

Learning and Innovation Skills, or the 4 C's

of 21st Century Learning include Critical
Thinking and Problem Solving, Creativity
and Innovation, Communication, and
Collaboration. If the 4 C's sound familiar, it's
because they probably are. Most people
learned many of these skills in school.
Learning ang innovation examples:
• T H I N K C R E AT IVELY

• U s e a wi d e ra n ge o f i d e a c re at i on te c h n ique s ( s u c h a s b ra i n storm ing)

• C re ate n ew a n d wo r t hwhil e i d e a s ( b o th i n c re m e ntal a n d ra d i cal co n c e pts)

• E l a b o rate , ref i n e , a n a lyze a n d eva l u ate t h e i r o wn i d e a s i n o rd e r to i m p rove a n d m ax i m i ze c re at i ve effo r t s

R E A SON E F F EC TIVELY

• U s e va r i o us t y p e s o f re a s o ni ng ( i n d uc ti ve , d e d u c tive , etc . ) a s a p p ropri ate to t h e s i t u ati on

U S E SY ST EM T H I N KING

An a l yze h o w p a r t s o f a wh o l e i nte rac t wi t h e a c h o t h e r to p ro d uc e overa l l o u tcom es i n co m p l ex systems

Life and Career skills

• Today’s life and work environments require far more than

thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to
navigate the complex life and work environments in the
globally competitive information age requires students to
pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and
career skills.
Examples of life and career skills

MANAGE GOALS AND

BE FLEXIBLE
TIME

• I n co rporate fe e d b a c k effe c t i ve l y • Set go a l s wi t h ta n g ib le a n d i nta ngibl e

s u c c e s s c r i te r i a
• D e a l p o s i ti ve l y wi t h p ra i s e , s et b a c ks
• B a l a nce ta c t i cal ( s h or t - te rm) a n d
a n d c r i t i c is m
st rate gi c ( l o n g - te rm ) go a l s
• U n d e rstand, n e go t iate a n d b a l a nc e
• U t i l i ze t i m e a n d m a n age wo r k l oad
d i ve rs e vi ews a n d b e l i efs to re a c h eff i c i e nt ly
wo r ka bl e s o l u t io ns, p a r ti cul arl y i n
•
m u l t i - c ul tural e nvi ro nme nts
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