Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Soft Skills to Pay the Bills

When teaching workforce skills, we often forget some of what are called the "soft skills". The U.S. Department of Labor has created a learning module with videos and additional text to support teaching these soft skills in your curriculum for a "workability" type of class.

The US DOL categorizes soft skills as: 

  1. Communication
  2. Enthusiasm and Attitude
  3. Teamwork
  4. Networking
  5. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
  6. Professionalism 
And, for each of the soft skills, there is a pdf with information and a video that corresponds. 

The Disability Employment Policy Office has put this out, but I could see it being very beneficial to any teen or young adult looking for career opportunities. 

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