Appendix A
Workplace Skill Lists

1.  Skills triangle from people and skills in the new global economy

  • Not Portable Workplace Skills:
    • Firm and Job Specific Skills
  • Portable Workplace Skills:
    • Generic Technical
    • Analytic Problem Solving
    • Workplace Interpersonal
  • Portable Basic Skills:
    • Motor Skills
    • Mathematics
    • Reading and Writing
    • Ability to Learn
    • Communications

2.  Key competencies from putting general education to work: the key competencies report

Collecting, Analyzing, and Organizing Information The capacity to locate, sift and sort information in order to select what is required and present it in a useful way, and evaluate both the information itself and the sources and methods used to obtain it.
Communicating Ideas and Information The capacity to communicate effectively with others using the range of spoken, written, graphic, and other non-verbal means of expression.
Planning and Organizing Activities The capacity to plan and organize one's own work activities, including making good use of time and resources, sorting out priorities and monitoring one's own performance.
Working with Others and in Teams The capacity to interact effectively with other people both on a one-to-one basis and in groups, including understanding and responding to the needs of a client and working effectively as a member of a team to achieve a shared goal.
Using Mathematical Ideas and Techniques The capacity to use mathematical ideas, such as number and space, and techniques, such as estimation and approximation, for practical purposes.
Solving Problems The capacity to apply problem-solving strategies in purposeful ways, both in situations where the problem and the desired solution are clearly evident and in situations requiring critical thinking and creative approaches to achieve outcomes.
Using Technology The capacity to apply technology, combining the physical and sensory skills needed to operate equipment with the understanding of scientific and technological principles needed to explore and adapt systems.