Second international project meeting Young people at the labour market 27-28th of October 2015 Malta SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH DONE UNDER THE O1 - ITALY This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

“ ” Knowledge in project management for instance is “nice to have” for an electrical engineer, but it is a “must to have” for a civil engineer. Training intercultural awareness might be useful for a chemist, but it is an absolute necessity for public or human resources management in societies of diverse cultures B ERND S CHULZ, 2008 "T HE I MPORTANCE OF S OFT S KILLS : E DUCATION BEYOND ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE ”; NAWA J OURNAL OF L ANGUAGE AND C OMMUNICATION, J UNE What are soft skills? This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

“ ” Soft skills is a term often associated with a person's "EIQ" (Emotional Intelligence Quotient), the cluster of personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, interpersonal skills, managing people, leadership, etc. that characterize relationships with other people. Soft skills contrast to hard skills, which are generally easily quantifiable and measurable (e.g. software knowledge, basic plumbing skills) W IKIPEDIA 2015 We have to choose which one we would like to take in consideration for our research. TOTAL: 7 MACROAREA (clusters) AND 17 SKILLS This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

Emotional intelligence EMPATHY Ability in recognize others’ emotions; EMOTIONAL STABILITY Competence in recognize and manage your emotion and control of impulses ENERGY AND MOTIVATION The skill of motivate yourself and the others in activities, saving high level of energies. This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

Extroversion ABILITY IN RELATION This competence allow you to establish strong and positive interpersonal relations. FRIENDSHIP Competence in cooperate and be friendly in a working group/team This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

Conscientiousness PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ability to take responsibility and decision INTEGRITY attitude in be reliable, loyal and honest This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

Cognitive skills QUALITY ORIENTATION is the attitude in details care and working to have a high level products/results; PLANNING AND ORGANIZING ability in organizing in an effective way yours and others work and include an attitude in planning; PROBLEM SOLVING/LOGICAL- ANALITIC ABILITIES competence that help you in solving problem in a systematic and rational way; This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

Openness to experiences OPEN MINDING Competence in been open minded about other cultures CREATIVITY Competence of creative and innovative way of thinking CHANGE MANAGEMENT be flexible in external dynamics, to look at changes in a curious and active way This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

Stress coping skills STRESS MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE the competence in manage in an effective way the stressor, cope and tolerate the really strong stress situation CONFLICT MANAGEMENT the skill to cope problems in relations and solve it; to answer, to explain and be aware of the consequences of your own personal behavior This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

Communication skills ASSERTIVITY ability in communicate in an effective way and convince the others COMMUNICATION transmit and receive information, be understood, comprehension of the messages and answer. This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta

Communicatio n Personal responsibility Conflict management Energy and motivation stress management Relation management Change management integrity creativity problem solving Assertivity Planning and organizing Quality orientation friendship Emotional stability open mind. Empathy N 61 Devi ation std.,730,778,9231,0181,176,843,940,6941,071,878,9001,083,976,9631,105,915,874 Medi an 4,00 3,00 4,00 5,004,00 5,004,00 Competences seen as required by pupils Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Communicati on Personal responsibility Conflict management Energy and motivation stress management Relation management Change management integrity creativity problem solving Assertivity Planning and organizing Quality orientation friendship Emotional stability open mind. Empathy N 55 Misse d Medi ana 4,00 3,004,00 5,003,004,00 3,005,004,00 Devia zione std.,813,902,916,821,896,967,972,8131,2291,0471,0271,0291,058,9247,035,979,989 Competences seen as required by University students Emotional intelligence Stress coping skills Openness to experiences Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Communicatio n Personal responsibility Conflict management Energy and motivation stress management Relation management Change management Integrity creativity problem solving Assertivity Planning and organizing Quality orientation friendship Emotional stability open mind. Empathy N 38 Devi ation std.,919,778,9231,0181,176,843,940,6941,071,878,9001,083,976,9631,105,915,874 Medi an 5,00 4,005,004,005,00 4,00 Competences required Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

The competences to train from employers point of view  Stress management  Cognitive skills ( quality, problem solving, planning and organizing)  Conscientiousness (integrity and decision making/personal responsability)  Communication skills ( assertively and conflict management )  Energy an motivation  Ability in relations  What they don’t care: openness to the experience (open mind creativity and change management) Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Competences to train linking with pupils and students opinion  Stress management  Creativity  Emotional stability Different aspect of Stress management at work (with colleagues, for the goal, with the boss) Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Thanks for the attention! YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE LABOUR MARKET MALTA OCTOBER 2015 Young people at the labour market Second international meeting 27th – 28th of October 2015 Malta This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission (project no: PL01-KA ). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.