DEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SKILLS IN THE SYSTEM OF ADULT EDUCATION
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The article deals with soft skills that nowadays are centrally important for human capital development and workforce success and the demand for which has significantly increased over last years. The definition of
soft skills as a broad set of skills, competencies, behaviors, attitudes, and personal qualities that enable people to effectively navigate their environment, work well with others, perform well, and achieve their goals with complementing hard skills is presented. The author analyzes the diverse investigators’ classifications of structure and components of soft skills. There have been distinguished some constituents of soft skills such as social skills; communication; and higher-order thinking skills (including problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making); supported by the intrapersonal skills of self-control and positive self-concept. As preparing students with technical or academic skills alone will not be enough for them to achieve success and well-being, education systems need to prepare students for their future career and life challenges by means of improving their soft skills. The effectiveness of soft skills acquiring is found to largely depend on the quality of the intervention programme.
Key words: soft skills, social and emotional skills, adult education, structure and components of soft skills.
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