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WHAT IS SOFT SKILLS

VISIBLE & INVISIBLE COST

Visible cost
Cost that can be seen Eg.cost of raw material


Invisible cost
Cost that cannot be seen Eg. An employee with
less skill & knowledge Less interest in working

Cost of machinery

Soft skill includes

COMMUNICATION SKILLS TEAM WORK LEADERSHIP SKILLS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS PERSONAL ENERGY POSITIVE ATTITUDE WILLINGNESS TO LEARN

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

THE IDEAS/FEELING/ABILITY TO VERBALIZE THE THOUGHTS

TEAM WORK

THE ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS AND TO COLLABORATE SUCCESSFULLY.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

THE ABILITY TO LEAD, GATHER RESOURCES, COACH AND GUIDE OTHERS TOWARD A COMMON GOAL.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
THE ABILITY TO RELATE TO COLLEAGUES AND CUSTOMERS, INSPIRE OTHERS, RESOLVE CONFLICTS, BE TACTFUL, UNDERSTAND CULTURES, AND SHOW DIPLOMACY.

Competition

Culture change

Performance management

Change management

Train to develop the employees

External reputation

Quality

Policies & procedures

Customer focus

st 21

Century Learning Skills

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

In addition to basic subjects, schools must move beyond a focus on basic competency in core subjects to promoting understanding of academic content at much higher levels by weaving 21st century interdisciplinary themes into core subjects:
Global awareness Civic literacy Health literacy Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy

Cores Subjects and 21st Century Themes

Learning and Innovation Skills

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 collaboration is essential to prepare students for the Learning and Innovation Skills future.
Creativity and Innovation Skills Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills Communication and Collaboration Skills

Information, Media & Technology Skills

People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-suffused environment, marked by access to an abundance of information, rapid changes in technology tools, and the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale. To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology.
Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT Literacy

Information, Media & Technology Skills

(Information, Communications & Technology)

Life and Career Skills

Todays 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.
Flexibility & Adaptability Initiative & Self-Direction Social & Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity & Accountability Leadership & Responsibility

Life and Career Skills

ST 21

Century Support Systems

21st century standards, assessments, curriculum and instruction, professional development and learning environments are the critical EDUCATION SYSTEMS necessary to ensure student mastery of 21st century skills. They must be aligned to produce a support system that produces 21st century outcomes for todays students.

21st Century Support Systems

EMPLOYEES RETENTION
Hard to meet organizational goal & serve customer well Replacing employees cost money Recruiting employees takes longer time

Three R s for Employees Retention

RESPECT RECOGNITION REWARDS

Importance
Plays an important role in work place as well as ones career success Enable us to stand out in a crowd of other equal or higher qualified job seekers Is applicable to almost every field of work

Soft skills can help you stand out

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