There is a lot of talk about skills at the moment. The pandemic has forced many of us in the children's and youth services sector to change our working patterns and that means we have drawn more heavily on so called “soft skills” like collaboration, communication, self-management and creative problem-solving. At the same time, continued technological progress and automation emphasise that it is these human soft skills that set us apart. That's why at Skills Builder Partnership – a global group of businesses, education institutions and other organisations – we prefer to call them essential skills.
Essential Skills Tracker research from Skills Builder Partnership, the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development, Edge Foundation and KPMG suggests your teams probably already value these skills. Our research found 92 per cent of workers believe these essential skills are important for success within their careers while more than half would consider getting a new job for improved skills-building opportunities.
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