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