IMPROVING TRANSFERABLE AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

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IMPROVING TRANSFERABLE AND LANGUAGE SKILLS
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Purpose/Learning Outcomes:
To familiarize students with transferable and language learning skills, the effective implementation of basic concepts and strategies;
To gain an understanding that many activities and the things students do every day involve using transferable skills that are valuable to their language learning.
Learners will:
know what transferable skills are
gain an awareness of how skills they use in a variety of activities can also be used in education and their future workplace, and understand the importance of transferable skills to their future career plans.
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Questions:1. What are transferable skills?2. How are your transferable skills developed?3. “How can you improve your transferable skills?4. Why these transferable skills are necessary or important to acquire?
Let’s look at these transferable skills:
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There are the following transferable Skills:
Leadership skills
Time management
Stress management
Communication skills
Interpersonal skills
Intrapersonal skills
Team working
Information literacy
Computer/technology skills
Managing changes/flexibility
Organizational skills
Problem-solving skills
Quantitative skills
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What is a transferable skill and why is it important?
Transferable skills are the fundamental skills that go beyond a specific role or business. They are beneficial in most roles and help prepare people to work in various work environments. These include communication skills, teamwork, critical thinking, initiative, and resilience.
What do transferable skills mean?
Transferable skills, sometimes called portable skills, are the skills you have developed that can be transferred from one job to another, like good communication or time management skills.
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Transferable Skills You Need
All skills and abilities can be transferable – depending on where they are being transferred to and from.
When applying for a job you should remember, however, that the type of transferable skills you highlight in a letter of application or in your CV or résumé should be related to the position for which you are applying.
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You may think it appropriate to list and give examples of transferable skills that are not included in the following list – there are thousands of words and phrases that can describe transferable skills and we include only some of the most common.
Remember that employers will be looking at your potential. There is always an element of risk when it comes to employing new people so think carefully about the type of skills you wish to emphasize and pick examples you can demonstrate to minimise the perceived risk of employing you.
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So, let’s consider each of them separately together
1. Leadership – Show initiative and leadership abilities
You may not be applying for a role that specifically requires leadership ability but you may well need to be able to demonstrate your capability to lead in certain situations.
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There are many skills you need to be an effective leader so think about examples when you have helped to motivate, take responsibility for and lead others effectively to accomplish objectives and goals. You should also consider whether you can delegate effectively and whether you are happy to ask for help when needed. Do you possess a charismatic personality, and what can you do to become more charismatic and build rapport with others?
What Makes an Effective Leader
Effective leaders can communicate well, motivate their team, handle and delegate responsibilities, listen to feedback, and have the flexibility to solve problems in an ever-changing workplace.
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2. Time Management
What are time management skills, and why are they important in the workplace? Employees who manage their time well are more productive, more efficient, and more likely to meet deadlines.
They focus on the most important and time-sensitive tasks and limit the amount of time wasted on non-essential duties.
Time management skills, like other soft skills, such as organizational skills, are in high demand. Employers will be assessing your ability to manage your time, and the effectiveness of your team to reach department objectives.
Learn about time management skills, understand why they are valuable in the workplace, review the different types of time management skills, and see examples of how they are used on the job.
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3. Stress Management: Definition, Techniques, and Strategies
What is stress management? How do we control, reduce, and cope with our stress?
Stress management is defined as the tools, strategies, or techniques that reduce stress and reduce the negative impacts stress has on your mental or physical well-being. A variety of techniques can be used to manage stress. These include mental, emotional, and behavioral strategies.
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“Why Managing Stress Is Important
Stress can be acute (e.g., in response to a lion) or chronic (e.g., in response to a stressful job we’ve had for years). Stress can come from work, finances, relationships, and a variety of other places, but stress can also come from inside the body, from illnesses or inflammation. These stressful events initiate activation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis. And the greater the stress we have, the greater the activation of the HPA axis.
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There are some useful Stress Management Activities
Some of the most important activities for stress management include optimizing sleep, eating, and exercise.
Sleep
Diet
Exercise
Stress Management Techniques
Breathing exercises
Cold water dunk
Cut down on sugar
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4. Team Work
Work effectively in a group or team to achieve goals.
In many jobs, you will be expected to work as part of a team. Demonstrating your ability to work with others will help to reassure employees that you will ‘fit in’ and offer a valuable contribution.
Teamwork is important in almost any work setting. If an employee works on several group projects, they need to be able to get along well with others and carry their share of the workload. Even if an employee does not do a lot of team projects, they still need to be able to work well with colleagues and managers:
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Collaboration
Managing Expectations
Conflict Management
Reliability
Professional
Think about examples of when you have worked well with others in formal or informal groups to achieve results.
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Critical thinking refers to your ability to understand, analyze, and interpret information and draw conclusions. In any job, an employee will have to assess situations and solve problems. Employees need to think logically and make sensible judgments.
Analytical Skills
Problem Solving
Creativity
Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
5. Critical Thinking
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6. Communication Skill
All employers look for job candidates with strong communication skills. These refer to one’s ability to convey information clearly to others. Employers want employees with strong written, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills. Part of being a strong communicator also includes being a good listener; employees need to be able to understand the questions and concerns of their clients and listen to their employer’s directions.
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Being able to communicate effectively is perhaps the most important of all life skills. It is what enables us to pass information to other people, and to understand what is said to us. You only have to watch a baby listening intently to its mother and trying to repeat the sounds that she makes to understand how fundamental is the urge to communicate.
Communication, at its simplest, is the act of transferring information from one place to another. It may be vocally (using voice), written (using printed or digital media such as books, magazines, websites or emails), visually (using logos, maps, charts or graphs), or non-verbally (using body language, gestures and the tone and pitch of voice). In practice, it is often a combination of several of these.
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What are the types of communication skills?
Five Types of Communication
Verbal Communication. Verbal communication occurs when we engage in speaking with others. …
Non-verbal communication. What we do while we speak often says more than the actual words. …
Written Communication. …
Listening. …
Visual Communication.
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Interpersonal skills are the skills we use when engaged in face-to-face communication with one or more other people.
Improving Communication provides information about how you might start to address those issues. There may, in particular, be issues relating to Intercultural communication, especially if you work or interact with people from other cultures regularly.
Our more specific pages on interpersonal communication skills are divided broadly into:
1. Verbal Communication,
2. Non-Verbal Communication and 3.Listening.
7. Interpersonal Communication Skills
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8. Research and Analytical Skills
Gather, interpret, and analyze information.
It may be appropriate to demonstrate your ability to research, analyze, and critically evaluate information. There could be a variety of complex information that you are required to work with and make sense of, for example, sales figures, new product and supplier specifications, technical reports, and financial information.
Although specific skills related to business vocabulary and numeracy may be required so too are some more generic skills. You may well have used such skills during your time in education.
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9. Numeracy Skills
Accurately and effectively work with numbers.
You may not be applying for a job or pursuing a career in mathematics or statistics but some basic understanding of numeracy will likely be useful. Most jobs will require some numeracy skills. Numeracy is an area that is frequently quoted by employers as lacking – especially among graduates.
You should be able to demonstrate that you can work with figures, make calculations, understand graphs, charts, and simple statistics, and recognize important numerical information and trends.
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10. Problem Solving
Everybody can benefit from having good problem-solving skills as we all encounter problems daily. Some of these problems are more severe or complex than others.
It would be wonderful to have the ability to solve all problems efficiently and in a timely fashion without difficulty, unfortunately, there is no one way in which all problems can be solved.
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Effective Decision-Making
Decisions need to be capable of being implemented, whether on a personal or organizational level. You do, therefore, need to be committed to the decision personally, and be able to persuade others of its merits.
An effective decision-making process, therefore, needs to ensure that you are able to do so.
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11. Information literacy
Information Literacy refers to the ability to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use information to address a specific need or problem. It involves possessing critical thinking skills and having the knowledge to use various information sources, such as books, databases, and the internet, to gather, analyze, and make informed decisions.
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Information literacy is crucial in today’s digitally connected world due to the vast amount of information available at our fingertips. Here are a few reasons why it is important in life:
Making informed decisions.
Enhancing academic success
Navigating the digital world
Lifelong learning
Empowerment and personal growth
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12. Computer Skills/Information Technology
While most employability skills are soft skills, computer skills are hard skills that are required in all jobs. While some positions in the field of technology (such as software developers or IT specialists) require extensive programming knowledge, most jobs simply require basic experience with computers.
Note: Employers want candidates who can use common programs like Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
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All candidates must exhibit a willingness to learn and adapt to new or changing technologies.
Microsoft Office Suite
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Email Management
Digital Calendar Management
Mobile Devices / Word Processing
Search Engine Research
Social Media
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In conclusion, transferable skills are essential in today’s dynamic work environment as they allow individuals to adapt to new roles and industries. These skills, such as communication, problem-solving, and leadership, can be applied across various professions and are highly valued by employers. The ability to transfer these skills from one job to another brings flexibility and versatility to individuals, enabling them to explore new career opportunities and excel in different domains. Therefore, investing in the development of transferable skills is crucial for career growth and long-term success.
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