The document emphasizes the importance of 21st-century skills in a rapidly changing job market, stating that 65% of future jobs are yet to be invented. It categorizes essential skills into learning skills, literacy skills, and life skills, highlighting the need for critical thinking, communication, and adaptability. Employers seek versatile individuals who demonstrate continual learning through a digital portfolio, underlining the value of self-directed online learning.

1. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
=
21ST CENTURY CAREERS

2. “THE WORLD ECONOMY NO LONGER PAYS
YOU FOR WHAT YOU KNOW; GOOGLE
KNOWS EVERYTHING. THE WORLD
ECONOMY PAYS YOU FOR WHAT YOU CAN
DO WITH WHAT YOU KNOW.” – ANDREA
SCHLEICHER, DIRECTOR FOR EDUCATION
AND SKILLS FOR THE OECD

3. A RECENT STUDY FOUND THAT 65% OF TODAY’S
GRADE-SCHOOL KIDS WILL DO JOBS THAT HAVEN’T
BEEN INVENTED YET. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A
RAPID PACE OF ACCELERATED CHANGE. THE ONLY
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THIS NEW ECONOMIC
LANDSCAPE IS OUR ABILITY TO LEARN AND ADAPT,
WHICH NECESSITATES WE HAVE A SELF-EDUCATION
PLAN TO BE CONTINUALLY UPGRADING OUR SKILLS.

4. TO NAVIGATE THIS CHALLENGING JOB MARKET,
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS HAS
IDENTIFIED THREE TYPES OF SKILLS THAT WE ALL
NEED TO BE CONTINUALLY WORKING AT
DEVELOPING, WHICH THEY CALL 21ST-CENTURY
SKILLS:

5. LEARNING SKILLS:
LEARNING SKILLS INVOLVE HOW WE PROCESS
INFORMATION AND CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN
DIFFERENT SUBJECTS. IT ALSO INVOLVES DEVELOPING
OUR ABILITY TO COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE THE
VALUES OF OUR IDEAS IN A CLEAR AND CONCISE WAY.

6. 1.CRITICAL THINKING
2. CREATIVE THINKING
3.COLLABORATION
4. COMMUNICATION

7. LITERACY SKILLS:
LITERACY SKILLS INVOLVE HOW WE RECOGNIZE TRUTH
FROM FICTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS ON THE WEB.
IT ALSO INVOLVES KNOWING HOW TO USE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY TO SHARE YOUR STORIES AND INSPIRE
PEOPLE.

8. 1. INFORMATION LITERACY
2. MEDIA LITERACY
3. TECHNOLOGY LITERACY

9. LIFE SKILLS:
LIFE SKILLS ARE ALL ABOUT TAKING INITIATIVE, CREATING
A VISION FOR OUR CAREER AND DEVELOPING
OUR PERSONAL BRAND. WE ALL NEED TO WORK ON BEING
MORE CONFIDENT LEADERS WHO GET THINGS DONE.

10. 1. FLEXIBILITY
2. INITIATIVE
3. SOCIAL SKILLS
4. PRODUCTIVITY
5. LEADERSHIP

11. IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET, EMPLOYERS WANT TO HIRE AND
WORK WITH VERSATILE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A VARIETY OF
THESE 21ST CENTURY SKILLSETS. THEY ALSO WANT TO
SEE A RECORD OF CONTINUAL LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
AND A DIGITAL PORTFOLIO THAT DEMONSTRATES
THEIR COMPETENCE, CREATIVITY AND FORWARD-
THINKING.

12. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO DEVELOP A 21ST-
CENTURY CAREER THAN BY HARNESS THE INCREDIBLE
POWER OF SELF-DIRECTED ONLINE LEARNING. WHEN YOU
CAN LEARN INDEPENDENTLY AND APPLY WHAT YOU LEARN
BY BUILDING YOUR OWN CREATIVE PROJECTS, YOU
THRIVE IN A WORLD OF ACCELERATING CHANGE.