Softly, Softly

Autor/in	Diamond, Abigail
Titel	Softly, Softly
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 20 (2008) 3, S.26-27 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Global Approach; Adult Learning; Job Skills; Education Work Relationship; Adult Education; Foreign Countries; Employment Qualifications; Language Skills; Individual Characteristics; Values; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Globales Denken; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Ausland; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Personality traits; Wertbegriff; Großbritannien
Abstract	The term "soft skills" encompasses a cluster of personality traits, language abilities, personal habits and, ultimately, values and attitudes. Soft skills complement "harder", more technical, skills, such as being able to read or type a letter, but they also have a significant impact on the ability of people to do their jobs and on their "employability". In the global economy, where innovation is vital to the ability to adapt to fast-changing conditions, employers acknowledge the importance of "soft skills", including creativity and adaptability. A recent survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) observes that students and universities would be "surprised by just how much employers also value the "softer" skills that make people more employable". The National Employment Skills Surveys, published by the Learning and Skills Council, also demonstrate that the most important areas of skills shortages identified by employers include "mainly soft skills, such as communication, team-working and problem-solving". With increasing recognition of the importance of these softer skills comes a need to better understand the process through which they are acquired. In this article, the author argues that informal adult learning in the workplace represents the best way to cultivate soft skills. She discusses how to acquire and develop soft skills in the workplace. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10