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Articles on Soft skills
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‘Human’ skills like leadership and empathy will be increasingly prized by employers.
Knowledge workers are racing ahead with AI, but organisations still evaluate them as if they are working alone. How we measure human value has to change.
As AI automates technical work, students and educators need to emphasize social skills and a high degree of self-awareness.
A survey of 1,300 businesses shows that employers are increasingly using internships and AI tools to evaluate candidates for full-time jobs.
In January, named for the two-faced Roman god Janus, it’s fitting to consider how schooling can address lesser-discussed non-cognitive skills like emotional intelligence.
Research has identified 17 of the world’s best sports coaches – and all had at least one parent who worked in the helping professions, such as teaching or health.
Making films meets many needs of young people by combining the learning of soft skills, computer literacy and artistic expression.
The pandemic changed a lot for many workplaces but some issues remain.
A mismatch between the skills employers want and what young people have is the major cause of youth unemployment in South Africa. Soft skills are key.
Volunteering can help people gain soft skills, improving their labour market prospects.
Instead of focusing solely on what managers do, management and business education needs to provide students with people skills. Here’s how the arts can help.
Research shows that grit is a strong predictor of reading achievement. This suggests that socio-emotional skills are important for student achievement, even in high-poverty contexts.
A lack of consistent mentorship models leads to a skills gap which affects the global competitiveness of Kenya’s students and graduates.
Employment programmes cannot replace economic growth in improving youth employability, but they play a crucial role in helping them find work.
For tutorials to be successful, lecturers must carefully plan what’s being taught.
A report from RBC Royal Bank reaffirms what thought leaders keep insisting – there will be more and more demand for a liberal arts education in our increasingly digital world.
In their relentless pursuit of research commercialization, and bigger robots, universities might miss the real opportunity of technology - to make our world a better place.
In this book extract, Iram Siraj explains how to help kids get a leg up in a digital world by teaching them communication and other essential 21st century skills young.
The cultivation of language experts in post-Brexit Britain is essential if it wants to connect with fresh markets overseas.
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Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
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International adviser, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Researcher in School of Economics and Finance, Tshwane University of Technology
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Associate Dean, Humanities, McMaster University
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Adjunct Research Professor, Department of History, Carleton University
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Lecturer in economics, University of the Western Cape
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Visiting Professor of Education, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor in the School of Economics, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor, University of the Free State
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DSTI/NRF Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, University of Johannesburg
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Associate professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Dean (Education & Student Experience) Faculty of Business & Law, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Postdoctoral fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Visiting Professor and Senior Researcher, Vytautas Magnus University