scholarly journals The Short-Term Impact of Inter-Community Volunteering Activities and Soft Skills Training on Self-Reported Social Cohesion Values: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Lebanon

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jumana Alaref ◽  
Rene Leon Solano ◽  
Carlos Asenjo ◽  
Marwan Alawiye ◽  
Marwa El-Kik
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Short-Term Effectiveness of Job Search Skills Training: Comparisons by Summer Work Experience Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Cmar ◽  
Michele C. McDonnall
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Search Behavior ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Job Search Behavior ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Foster Youths

We utilized a quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test design to assess the effects of job search skills training on job search knowledge, job search behavior, job search behavior self-efficacy, and job search outcomes self-efficacy. We also examined differences in outcomes based on participation in a vocational rehabilitation agency-sponsored summer work experience (SWE) program. Participants were 92 youth with visual impairments, ages 15 to 22 years, from three U.S. states. The intervention was an intensive job search skills training program involving 35 to 40 hr of content; 42 youth also participated in an SWE program for approximately 6 weeks. Intervention group participants significantly improved in job search knowledge, job search behavior, and job search behavior self-efficacy in contrast to comparison group participants, but results for job search outcomes self-efficacy did not differentiate the two groups. SWE participation by itself was related to increases in both self-efficacy measures, and participation in the intervention plus the SWE was related to larger increases in job search behavior self-efficacy. Results indicate that job search skills training and SWE programs may have differential effects on short-term outcomes. Rather than finding jobs for youth, practitioners could foster youths’ competence, confidence, and preparation for the future by teaching job search skills and encouraging independent job-seeking.

scholarly journals Building Students’ Personality for Employment Readiness through Soft-skills Training

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-45
Author(s):  
Saranya C Saranya C ◽  
Rajakumar Guduru
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Carl Jung ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
Employment Readiness ◽  
Support Students

A winning personality is the physical attribute of a person and is considered as his or her success in personal, academic, and professional careers. However, in the ESL context, most engineering students seem to be unaware of the need for and importance of an appealing personality for achieving success in both personal and professional careers. Although students are given a short-term training in soft-skills by their respective college or institute, engineering students seem to lack aspects of a pleasing personality which helps them in job placements and later in the work environment. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to understand and build engineering students’ personality traits such as enthusiasm, dependability, and teamwork for a successful career. For this purpose, to understand the students’ personality types, 25 engineering students were administered a pre-test based on Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers’ typological approach to personality. Students were helped in building personality through the soft-skills training. The data was analyzed and interpreted both qualitatively and quantitatively. The results indicated that having a pleasing personality and exhibiting soft-skills enables in building students’ individual personality for employment readiness. Implications were offered to students, placement trainers, and teachers. It is concluded that having a charming personality will support students in landing their desired jobs.

Implementation and Impact Evaluation of Entrepreneurship Support Services in Jamaica

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Ubfal ◽  
Irani Arráiz ◽  
Diether Beuermann ◽  
Michael Frese ◽  
Alessandro Maffioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Business Training ◽  
Business Outcomes ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Personal Initiative ◽  
Hard Skills

AUTHORUbfal, Diego; Arráiz, Irani; Beuermann, Diether; Frese, Michael; Maffioli, Alessandro; Verch, DanielDATEMar 2021DOWNLOAD:English (0 downloads)DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003182There has been growing interest in approaches to business training that incorporate insights from psychology to develop soft skills associated with successful entrepreneurship. The empirical evidence on their success, however, is still inconclusive. This study designs and evaluates two training programs focusing on soft skills, which are adapted to the Jamaican context. The first program provides soft-skills training on personal initiative, including the development of a proactive mindset and perseverance after setbacks. The second program combines soft-skills training on personal initiative with traditional training on hard skills aimed at changing business practices. Both programs are evaluated using a randomized controlled trial design involving 945 entrepreneurs in Jamaica. Findings indicate positive effects of the intensive soft-skills training, but not of the training combining soft and hard skills, on business outcomes (i.e., sales and profits) in the short-term (i.e., three months after the implementation of the trainings). The positive short-term effects of the soft-skills training are concentrated among men and are not significant for women. These effects, however, vanish when measured 12 months after the trainings. Nonetheless, the soft-skills training show persistent positive effects on some targeted soft skills, which are measured with both self-reported and incentivized measures.

scholarly journals Soft Skills Training Strategy and Its Effect on Nurse Interns' Civil Behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Abeer S. Yousef ◽  
Mona M. Shazly ◽  
Heba A. Omar
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Intervention Phase ◽  
Training Strategy ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Learning

Contents: Soft skills are socio-emotional skills, essential for personal development and workplace success. While civility is defined as having respect for others, and it is necessary to bring attention to the importance of soft skills and civility and discuss its impact on teaching, learning, and patient outcomes. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of soft skills training strategies on nurse interns' civil behavior. Methods: The study was conducted at Ain-Shams University Hospitals, where nurse interns have their training, namely; Ain-Shams University Hospital, El-Demerdash hospital, Pediatrics Hospital, and Cardiovascular Hospital using quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this study included all available nurse interns having their training in the settings mentioned above during the data collection period (the academic year 2017-2018). The study sample was 90 nurse interns, 35 males, and 55 females. The data were collected by using two tools, namely soft skills elements questionnaire and workplace civility index. Results: The study revealed a highly statistically significant improvement in nurse interns' total knowledge in the post and follow up phases p<0.01 as compared to the pre-intervention phase. Also, there was a highly statistically significant improvement in nurse interns' soft skills in the post and followed up phases p<0.01 as compared to the pre-intervention phase. In addition to a highly statistically significant improvement in nurse interns' civil behavior in the post and follows up phases p<0.01 as compared to the pre-intervention phase. Conclusion: Implementing a soft skills training strategy for nurse interns is effective to improve their civil behavior. Based on the study findings, it was recommended that soft skills training strategy should be applied in all nursing curricula. The faculty of nursing should be supplied with all the learning resources needed in the educational system to support the students’ soft skills development, and further studies should be developed to handle the barriers of implementation of soft skills training strategy in nursing education.

PENGARUH SOCIAL SKILL TRAINING (SST) TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN SOSIAL: KEBIASAAN POSITIF REMAJA TUNARUNGU KLASIFIKASI RINGAN DI SLB N I BANTUL YOGYAKARTA

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yokhanan Muryadi ◽  
Laurentia Ajeng Isdiana ◽  
Vivi Retno Intening
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Social Skill Training ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Latar belakang: Hambatan fsik yang dimiliki anak tunarungu dapat berpengaruh pada perkembangan psikologis dan sosial. Mereka akan mengalami kesulitan saat berkomunikasi dengan orang lain, dan sulit untuk mengungkapkan perasaan yang dia rasakan. Hal ini kadang membentuk kepribadian anak dengan hambatan fsik ini lebih memilih untuk sendiri. Tujuan: Mengetahui pengaruh SST terhadap keterampilan sosialisasi remaja tunarungu di SLB N I Bantul. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Quasi-Experimental dengan rancangan one group pre-test dan post-testdesign. Hasil: Rata-rata peningkatan keterampilan sosialisasi sebesar 2,00%. Hasil penelitian diketahui perbedaan yang bermakna skor keterampilan sosial pada remaja tunarungu sebelum dan setelah diberikan terapi SST. Kesimpulan: SST dapat digunakan sebagai media untuk membentuk karaktristik, dan pergaulan seseorang dalam bersosialisasi. Saran: Dapat menjadi masukan SLB N I Bantul, meningkatkkan terapi sosial bagi murid- muridnya. Kata kunci: Keterampilan sosialisasi - social skills training - remaja tunarungu

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