Challenges and Trends in the Labor Market: Synergy and Soft Skills Synergy

2018 ◽  
pp. 66-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Оксана Чуланова ◽  
Oksana Chulanova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
State University ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Group Target ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

The article presents the main challenges of our time regarding the prospects of the labor market. The directions of the reorientation of the labor market needs for universal competencies have been determined. The proposed “Boston Consulting Group” target model of competences 2025 is described. The role of soft skills in the target competency model is defi ned. The conclusion is supported that a systematic approach to the development of human capital, the system of retraining and retraining, the transition to the logic of talent management, rather than cadres. The article presents information on the Agency launching strategic initiatives (ASI) in Russia, the online platform “University of STI 20.35”, whose task will be to train personnel for the digital economy. In the process of preparing graduates, two clusters of competences are planned: a cluster of soft skills and end-to-end technologies. The article analyzes the competencies evaluated in the process of conducting the “Leaders of Russia” competition (again, the dominant role of soft skills is emphasized). The article presents the conceptual foundations of CDIO engineering education in terms of developing soft skills. The author’s vision of the integration of hard skills and soft skills in the training of engineering students in Surgut State University for the preparation of competitive graduates is presented.

scholarly journals Opportunities for the Development of Soft Skills in Engineer Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ildikó Holik ◽  
István Dániel Sanda
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
Cooperative Methods ◽  
Engineer Education

In today’s higher education, the development of competencies based on the needs of the labour market, the role of practical training and the application of student-centred teaching methods are becoming more and more important. A particularly important question in engineering education is which abilities and skills are important for an engineer in a rapidly changing, information-based society. Therefore, in addition to hard skills, the development of soft skills also plays an important role. Our research was aimed at mapping the competencies of engineering informatics students and determining development opportunities. The Hungarian version of the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) was used to examine the students’ personalities. The results of the research showed that the students’ soft skills must be developed – especially in the areas of openness, communication and cooperation. Students’ personality development can be facilitated by courses that focus on self-knowledge and self-esteem, as well as opportunities for cooperation, adaptation, building trust, empathy, and helpfulness. Cooperative methods, collaborative learning, the project method and problem-based learning can also play an important role in higher education.

THE ROLE OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ SOFT SKILLS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilufar Karimova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Project Based Learning

The article discusses the role of project-based language teaching in the development of soft skills, which is one of the main requirements of today's labor market for future professionals. The author reveals the potential of specific features of project-based learning in the development of soft skills.

Is it better to invest in hard or soft skills?

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Balcar
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Wage Returns ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Productive Potential ◽  
New Evidence

Increasing awareness of the productive potential of soft skills has sparked a discussion of their systematic and purposeful development. However, education systems pay only limited attention to this topic in most countries and remain focused on the development of hard skills. Is this approach rational or inadequate? This article provides new evidence on different aspects of the wage returns to soft skills (as an approximation of their productivity), and thereby contributes significantly to the discussion of the role of educational institutions in their development. It provides evidence that soft skills are as productive as hard skills. Moreover, it suggests that the productivity of hard skills stems from their combination with soft skills. These conclusions do not correspond to the fact that the value of education is intermediated mainly by hard skills, resulting in unequal development of soft and hard skills in schools. While concluding that education systems should pay more attention to soft skills development, the analysis recognises that this attention should be differentiated according to employers’ needs, owing to substantial differences in the value of soft skills across economic sectors. It is also noteworthy that while significant gender differences in returns to hard skills were identified, wage returns to soft skills appear gender neutral. JEL Codes: J24, J31, J71

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN SOFT SKILLS DAN HARD SKILLS UNTUK SISWA SMK

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Widarto Noto Widodo, Pardjono
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
New Technology ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Skills Learning ◽  
Vocational Curriculum ◽  
Risk Taker

Abstrak: Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Soft Skills dan Hard Skills untuk Siswa SMK. Era global menuntut sumber daya manusia yang memiliki daya saing, adaptif dan antisipatif, mampu belajar, terampil, mudah beradaptasi dengan teknologi baru. Profil tenaga kerja yang dibutuhkan pasar adalah yang kuat pada aspek soft skills dan hard skills. Ada tiga alternatif model pendidikan yang memadukan hard skills dan soft skills, yaitu (1) aspek soft skills dan hard skills dilaksanakan di sekolah; (2) aspek soft skills dilaksanakan di sekolah, sedang hard skills dilaksanakan bersamaan praktik kerja di DUDI; atau (3) aspek soft skills dilaksanakan di sekolah, sedang aspek hard skills ketika praktik kerja di teaching factory. Untuk itu, struktur kurikulum SMK disusun sesederhana mungkin dengan tetap mengacu Kurikulum Nasional yang digunakan dengan tekanan pada aspek soft skills dan mengintegrasikannya ke dalam silabus dan RPP. Karakteristik guru yang diperlukan adalah: (1) the adaptor; (2) the visionary; (3) the collaborator; (4) the risk taker; (5) the leaner; (6) the communicator; (7) the model; dan (8) the leader. Selain itu, diperlukan dukungan stake holders yakni dinas pendidikan setempat, masyarakat dan DUDI. Kata Kunci: model pembelajaran, pendidikan soft skills, hard skills, siswa SMK, tenaga kerja Abstract: Development of Soft Skills and Hard Skills Learning Model for Students of SMK. The global era demands human resources that are competitive, adaptive and anticipatory, able to learn, skillful, adaptable to new technology. Labors’ profile that market needs are someone who has a strong skill in the aspect of soft skills and hard skills. There are three alternative education modela that combines hard skills and soft skills, namely (1) aspects of soft skills and hard skills present in the school; (2) aspects of soft skills is implemented in schools, while the hard skills is being held during working practices in DUDI; (3) soft skills aspect is implemented in schools, while aspects of hard skills when working practices in teaching factory. For that, the structure of vocational curriculum is arranged as simple as possible referring to the National Curriculum which is used with an emphasis on aspects of soft skills and is integrated into the syllabus and lesson plans. Teachers’characteristics requires: (1) the adaptor; (2) the visionary; (3) the collaborators; (4) the risk taker; (5) the leaner; (6) the communicator; (7) the model; and (8) the leader. In addition, it requires the support of local education stakeholders, communities and DUDI.

scholarly journals Enhancing English Vocabulary in Low Proficient Learners using Online Tools with Special Reference to Arts and Science Colleges

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2133-2140
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Science College

In today's world of development any individual is in need of developing the employability skills in order to grow and settle in their profession. Their possession of hard skills such as education, experience and expertise does not guarantee them perfect job opportunities. Low proficient learners from Arts and Science Colleges find it difficult to get reasonable jobs because they lack employability skills. This is an attempt to analyze the role of technology in the development of employability skills particularly English vocabulary in the low proficient learners of Arts and Science College. 20 students from 3 different departments were given assignments to be done using 3 online tools. Assessment has been made to find out some difference in training the low proficient learners from Arts and Science. The result shows a tremendous change in attitude in learning vocabulary in the low proficient learners from Arts and Science. English vocabulary can be. The soft skills syllabus prescribed can be enriched and made more interesting especially for the low proficient learners with the addition of the online tool ‘Memrise” for learning vocabulary. This will pave a path to those that found learning English difficult.

Controlled Experiments as Means to Teach Soft Skills in Software Engineering

2017 ◽  
pp. 1355-1373
Author(s):  
Marco Kuhrmann ◽  
Henning Femmer ◽  
Jonas Eckhardt
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
University Course ◽  
Job Profile

The job profile of a Software Engineer not only includes so-called “hard-skills” (e.g. specifying, programming, or building architectures) but also “soft skills” like awareness of team effects and similar human factors. These skills are typically hard to teach in classrooms, and current education, hence, mostly focuses on hard rather than soft skills. Yet, since software development is becoming more and more spread across different sites in a globally distributed manner, the importance of soft skills increases rapidly. However, there are only a few practical guides to teach such tacit knowledge to Software Engineering students. In this chapter, the authors describe an approach that combines theoretical lectures, practical experiments, and discussion sessions to fill this gap. They describe the processes of creating, planning, executing, and evaluating these sessions, so that soft skill topics can be taught in a university course. The authors present two example implementations of the approach. The first implementation lets students experience and reflect on group dynamics and team-internal effects in a project situation. The second implementation enables students to understand the challenges of a distributed software development setting. With this knowledge, the authors critically discuss the contribution of experimentation to university teaching.

scholarly journals The role of technical education and training In providing labor market needs In the field of modern technology: Applied Study on Technical Colleges in Gaza Strip

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Alla’a Khalil Al-ukosh ◽  
◽  
Wail Nassar Mahmoud Badah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Applied Study ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
And Training

The study aims at identifying the role of technical education and training in meeting the labor market’s needs in the field of modern technology. It is an applied study on the technical colleges in Gaza Strip. The researchers used the descriptive analytical approach on five technical colleges in Gaza by applying the questionnaire as the data collection tool. The stratified random sampling method was applied and the sample of the study included 324 respondents with a recovery rate of 76%. The data was analyzed using SPSS statistical program. One of the most important results was a statistically significant correlation between the dimensions of education and technical training: Technical trainee skill, technical trainer skill, the efficiency of the training curriculum, the modernity of the applied means used; and meeting the labor market needs in the field of modern technology in Gaza Strip technical colleges

The empowerment of the Nasyiatul Aisyiyah as parenting trainers for ‘Ibu Bakoh Keluarga Kokoh’

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 1816-1822
Author(s):  
Riana Mashar ◽  
Dwi Hastuti
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Offline Learning ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Rural Appraisal ◽  
Implementation Stage

The role of post-disaster needs assessment cadres (PDNA) as a driver in motivating, assisting, and providing solutions for family resilience is increasingly needed during the pandemic. The purpose of this activity is to improve the technical skills of parenting trainers as they help families utilize social media-based smart parenting programs and increase cadre awareness in designing training according to the needs of family members. The method used to achieve this goal is the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach. In the implementation stage of the service program, training activities to improve the soft skills and hard skills of cadres as parenting trainers were carried out through online and offline learning. The results of this activity revealed that the Ibu Bakoh Keluarga Kokoh training increased the motivation of PDNA administrators to contribute in solving parenting problems for members, increased the shared understanding of parenting skills, taught parents the role of social media as a psychoeducational parenting media and increased the confidence and skills of the parenting trainers.

Above-professional competencies and their importance

2021 ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
O.S. Kulakova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Hard Skills

The modern labor market requires a new approach to determining the necessary competencies of a sought-after specialist. The concept of dividing skills into soft skills and hard skills is reflected in the structure of employers' requirements for potential employees. The author analyzes the list of the most popular competencies of a modern specialist.

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