1. What’s in a Name? Essential/Critical/Transferable/Soft Skills 2017 SDIC Regional Counselor Conference Donna Davis, Faculty Director Career Studies & Services, MiraCosta College

2. Does it matter what we call them?
“Essential” – a term being used by San Diego County College & Career Readiness Consortium
“Critical” – a term adopted by industry (Forbes, Inc.) and education (Harvard Bus Rev, NYU)
“Transferable” – a term signifying the skills transfer across courses, industries, careers
“Soft” to distinguish from “hard” or technical skills
What other terms have you heard?

3. Does it matter that we teach them?
Employers, educators, and students perceptions differ – markedly.

4. Overview
Present the skills and resources available from four online career preparation sites
List the skills each has determined as “essential”
Provide an overview of related research
Review the types of resources available
Videos, Lesson Plans, Lessons, Activities, Assessments

5. Which skills are we talking about? From which online career sites?

6. What skills are we talking about?

7. NACE: National Association of Colleges & Employers
Lists and defines 8 “career readiness competencies”
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Oral/Written Communications
Teamwork/Collaboration
Digital Technology
Leadership
Professionalism/Work Ethic
Career Management
Global/Intercultural Fluency

8. NACE offers suggestions for why and how to use the competencies
NACE’s competencies developed “through a task force of college career services and HR/staffing professionals, … based on extensive research among employers …. (Details about the research are available here.)”
NACE offers suggestions for why and how to use the competencies
Provide a common vocabulary when discussing metrics
On campus and across campuses
When advising students
With employers and internship supervisors
NACE provides links to member-generated resources, such as those found at the links on the following slides

10.
Uploaded by Florida Atlantic University:

11. New World of Work (NWoW) https://www. newworldofwork
New World of Work (NWoW) Lists and defines 10 “21st century employability skills”
Adaptability
Analysis/Solution Mindset
Collaboration
Communication
Digital Fluency
Empathy
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Resilience
Self-Awareness
Social/Diversity Awareness

12. In 2012, NWoW team began tracking futurist projections and researching correlations between education and employment
They “conducted a series of Skills Panels to gather feedback from employers, entrepreneurs, human resources specialists, educators, and students to determine the essential employability skills required in our emerging global economy.”
Published in April 2014, the White Paper on NWoW Skills Panels can be found here

13. NWoW Content Two lessons per skill for a total of 20 lessons
Lesson Plan in PDF and Word
PowerPoint Presentation
Supplementary Handouts
One video per lesson
What Not to Do (Lesson 1)
Choose Your Own Ending Assessment (Lesson 2)

14. NWoW What Not to Do Videos

15. NWoW Assessment Videos

16. NWoW Lesson Plans https://www. newworldofwork
Lesson Plans (Must request via .)

17. NWoW Lesson PPTs https://www. newworldofwork
PowerPoint Lessons (Must request via .)

18. California Career Cafe http://www. cacareercafe
California Career Cafe Lists and defines “Top 10 People Skills”
Communicators
Collaborators
Positive
Listeners
Resilient
Dedicated
Organized
Writers
Solvers
Leaders

19. CA Career Cafe Content Each skill section offers:
Motivational, descriptive quote
Video ranging from 1:38-5:48
“How Do You Rate?” Assessment
Activity

20. CA Career Cafe Video Leadership skills:

21. CareerSpots Skills Career Management Communications
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Digital Technology
Global/Intercultural Fluency
Leadership
Professionalism/Work Ethic
Teamwork/Collaboration

22. CareerSpots
Unlike the other resources cited, CareerSpots is not open source/free
Official CareerSpots site:
MiraCosta College has a CareerSpots subscription. Preview it here:

23. CareerSpots Content Subscription-based videos 36 Job Search Videos
10 Internship & Co-op Videos
8 Career Ready (Skills) Videos
Activity

24. CareerSpots Content Videos (54 on 3 “channels”) Video Quick Tips
Summarize importance of skill
Suggest ways to develop skill
Video Transcripts
Word for word transcript
Includes speaker name, title, company

25. CareerSpots Video
Global Fluency (

26. Secret Bonus Material! More Essential Skills!
Definitions, lessons, plans, videos, rubrics
Introductory videos for faculty & students
Free Linkedin Learning account for community college staff

27. Questions?