17 Essential Competencies
for success in our
TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY:
1. EFFECTIVE ORAL COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
2. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
3. LISTENING SKILLS
4. READING AND UNDERSTANDING BOTH
NON-TECHNICAL AND TECHNICAL MATERIAL
5. ARITHMETIC/COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS
6. PROBLEM SOLVING
7. KNOWING HOW TO LEARN
8. DECISION MAKING
9. REASONING/USING LOGIC
10. RESPONSIBILITY/GOAL SETTING
11. SELF-ESTEEM
12. SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS
13. TEAMWORK
14. APPLICATION TO LIFE
15. CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS
16. LEADERSHIP SKILLS
17. TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS
PICK THE 6 COMPETENCIES THAT YOU
THINK ARE MOST IMPORTANT
FOR SURVIVAL IN AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY AND EXPLAIN WHY.
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