Academic institutions can leverage Adaptimist's personal competency training programs to integrate with their hybrid offerings and flipped classrooms.

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REASONS TO ADD EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES TO DEGREE PROGRAMS

2. WHY EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES?
According to 5000 survey responses in LinkedIn’s 2019 Global
Talent Trends report, 92% of human resources professionals
say that ”soft skills” matter as much or more than the hard
skills that students learn over the course of their post-
secondary education.
The report identified the five skills listed above as those most
in demand due to changing market conditions.

3. HOW BAD IS THE SHORTAGE?
Employment research firm SHRM’s Skills Gap 2019 report
suggests that 75% of human resource workers struggle to fill
their open positions. Respondents identified the following
three skills as conspicuously absent in new entrants to the
workforce.

4. HOW ARE EMPLOYERS
ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM?
Given the shortage of soft skills available in today’s emerging
workforce, organizations have been resorting to hiring
external resources (e.g., contractors) and increasing compen-
sation as a means to attract the talent they need.
Companies are also expanding the use of onsite and external
training programs as a vehicle for improving the skills of new
hires. This training represents a lost opportunity for
institutions producing fresh graduates, as it occurs after the
students have left academic life.

5. WHAT CAN SCHOOLS DO?
Embed emotional competency training directly into their
existing programs! Most curriculum can be adapted to
address the previously-identified competencies without
altering the nature of the programming itself. Examples of
successful integration include:
• Bedside manners for medical students
• Problem solving for business students
• Creative thinking for engineering students
It begins with the desire to prioritize emotional competency
education at the institutional level.

6. Are you concerned about the quality of education your
institution produces?
Would you like to learn more about integrating emotional
competency programs in your curricula?
Do you like to hear about hybrid/flipped classroom options
available?
Message me on LinkedIn
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