Identifying transferable skills
Students might not know that they have or are developing transferable skills—skills that can be used in different settings and that aren’t exclusive to any one field or occupation.
Transferable skills include:
- Fundamental skills like communicating, managing information and problem solving
- Teamwork skills like collaborating on projects
- Personal management skills like demonstrating a positive attitude and working safely
Centennial College’s helpful tip sheet, Identifying Your Transferrable Skills can help your students identify and promote their own transferable skills to bolster their job search. Used with permission from Tracey Lloyd.
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How can your work in the classroom contribute to building transferable skills and career competencies? In this article, Jan Basso, a recognized leader in the field of post-secondary career development, describes how to do just that, with a career-integrated learning program at Wilfrid Laurier University.