Transferable skills
Transferable skills.
– What is a transferable skill?
– Transferable skills for the workplace.
– How do we learn and enhance these skills?
A transferable skill is something a person acquires through day-to-day activities, which can be transferred to future employment settings.
Examples include skills such as:
• Interpersonal.
• Communication.
• Leadership.
• Organizational.
Transferable skills for the workplace
Interpersonal Skills:
• Relating well with others
• Assisting others
• Responding to concerns
• Resolving conflicts
• Motivating people
• Being a team player
Organization Skills:
• Follow-through
• Meeting deadlines
• Multi-tasking
• Planning
• Setting and attaining goals
• Time management
Leadership Skills:
• Decision-making
• Delegating
• Evaluating
• Managing
• Motivating others
• Planning
• Problem-solving
• Supervising
• Team-building
Communication Skills:
• Advising
• Articulating
• Explaining
• Instructing
• Persuading or selling
• Presenting
• Public speaking
• Training
• Translating
• Writing & editing
Transferable Skills
Hard Skills & Soft Skills
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Group Activity
Do a presentation on the following:
• Identify 5 transferable skills
• Discuss on the benefits of possessing that 5 skills
Duration – 45 mins
5 – 6 members per group
How do we learn and enhance these skills?
While some of these transferable skills may sound difficult or specific, you likely have more transferable skills than you realize.
This module gives the opportunity to formally identify, document and practice a general set of transferable skills.
Summary
• What is a transferable skill?
• Transferable skills for the workplace.
– Interpersonal skills
– Communication skills
– Leadership skills
– Organizational skills
• Hard skills and Soft skills