10 skills needed by university students in the 21st century

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Page 1: 10 skills needed by university students in the 21st century

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Learners Solutions Management (LSM)

www.lsmgh.comContact: Bismark on

[email protected]

Or [email protected]

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Theme

10 Critical skills a 21st Century university student must continue to improve

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10 Critical skills a 21st Century university student must continue to

improve 1. Critical thinking and problem-solving

2. Collaboration

3. Goal setting and personal development

4. ICT skills

5. Effective communication(oral, written and listening)

6. Global citizenship

7. Employability skills

8. Agility and adaptability

9. Initiative and entrepreneurialism

10. Accessing and analysing information

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Two important statements

“Truly successful university students enjoy

restlessness and on-going passion for

continuous improvement. They reject any

sense of ‘having arrived’ at success and

continually strive to improve & reinvent

themselves.”

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An educated person

“An educated person is not, necessarily, a person

who has an abundance of general or specialized

knowledge. An educated man is one who has so

developed the faculties of his mind that he may

acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent,

without violating the rights of others. –”

Napoleon Hill

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Two important statements

“Truly successful educated people enjoy

restlessness and on-going passion for

continuous improvement. They reject any

sense of ‘having arrived’ at success

destination and continually strive to improve

& reinvent themselves.” Bruno

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Critical thinking and problem-solving

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No idea is neither GOOD nor BAD. It is the thought behind it that makes it so. No idea is neither GOOD nor BAD. It is the thought

behind it that makes it so. Feel confident to put your ideas across. free yourself by

expressing your ideas professionally. If you don't do it, some one will.

What kills creativity?

Critical thinking and problem-solving

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Collaboration

What makes you sometimes feel like

not sharing ideas and putting your

ideas across in a group?

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Goal setting and personal development

How many of you have your personal gaols written down?

Only 3% of your graduates set goals for personal development

Why? Do you have Personal Social Responsibility

(PSR) Target?

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ICT skills

Are you a proficient user of Microsoft

applications?

Can you design a simple webpage?

Do you know what we call responsible and safe

use of technology?

ETC

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Effective communication

How excellent are you in the following?

1. Oral- presentation and public speaking

2. Written- letters, reports, online blog

3. Listening- eye contact, positive body language(posture, smiles, etc.)

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Global Citizenship Being a responsible citizen and making effective

contribution to your community no matter where

you live or work

Understanding the complex world

Understanding of global work ethics, politics,

science and technology and more….

Be informed about global social activities

through social media

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Employability skills Employability skills are those basic skills

necessary for getting, keeping, and doing well

on a job.

These are the skills, attitudes and actions that

enable workers to get along with their fellow

workers and supervisors and to make sound,

critical decisions.

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Employability skills

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Agility and adaptability

Ho do you respond to change?

You have the choice of becoming

a master of change or a victim of

change.

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Initiative and entrepreneurialism

Think big, dream big and plan before your

graduate?

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Accessing and analyzing information

In the information and communications age the

answers are constantly changing?

Data analysis and interpretation skills.