Naslov
Soft skills vs. Hard skills – Challanges in Education Process

Autori
Pezer, Danijela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
4th International E-Conference on Sociology and Education

Mjesto i datum
Online ; London, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 20.03.2023. - 21.03.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
soft skills ; hard skills ; emotional intelligence ; education

Sažetak
In a modern society, the importance of successful interaction with others and the establishment of quality professional and personal relationships are becoming increasingly apparent. Therefore, when trying to define the basic competencies that need to be developed during compulsory education, social competence was recognized as one of the key ones. Social competence shares common characteristics with the so-called soft skills, but it is also a part of an emotional intelligence, and includes knowledge and reflection about one's own feelings when making good decisions in life, but also the ability to lead other people. The development of soft skills should therefore begin at the earliest age of a child's life, when it is natural for children to adopt certain behaviors (soft skills) adapted to their age, and to upgrade these skills through further education (high school, college) and extracurricular activities (sport, art). The education system is mostly focused on learning professional information and not soft skills. Students, technical professions for example, mostly learn how to become an engineer, and are less focused on the importance of soft skills. Therefore, it is necessary to place greater emphasis on teamwork on smaller projects and their public presentation. Without soft skills, every graduate engineer faces with new challenges in their professional life if they do not know how to communicate effectively, work in a team, think critically and solve the problems. Today, a quality employee is one who possesses emotional maturity that enables him to successfully deal with complex tasks and risks, short deadlines and pressures (adapts to new situations), possesses leadership skills and at the same time has excellent communication skills and is empathetic towards colleagues in the workplace environment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo

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