Skills for the Future

1. What does transferable skills mean?

• Abilities that can be applied to any situations either in general or professional life.

• Quality that is part of your character. Even though it cannot be taught, it can be developed.

• Abilities to adjust yourself to a wide range of situations.

• Abilities to stay positive in crisis.

2. What is a key concept of leadership?

• Being open and accepting everybody’s opinions

• Supporting and encouraging others to achieve the share goals

• Leading and showing right direction for a team to achieve goals

• Being highly skilled and the most knowledgable on a team

3. “Clair is able to obtain, interpret, and use knowledge, facts, and data in the work process, and also demonstrate originality and inventiveness.”

4. What skill do you think is in action?

• Critical thinking

• Oral communication

• Professionalism/ Work ethic

• Teamwork/ Collaboration

4. “Tom is able to work effectively within a team structure. When there are some conflicts arising, he is able to manage it.”  What skill do you think is in action?

• Critical thinking

• Oral communication

• Professionalism/ Work ethic

• Teamwork/ Collaboration

5. “Tina just attended an employee appraisal. She receives specific feedback from her supervisor on they way she treats non-Thai team members differently. Some of the staff also reported higher levels of rule strictness when implemented by her on the non-Thais. ” What area of transferable skills does Tina need to improve?

• Digital literacy

• Professionalism/ Work ethic

• Global fluency

• Teamwork/ Collaboration

6. Which one of these descriptions represent resilience?

• Tom failed his first annual evaluation but felt disappointed with himself. However, he learned, reflected on it and recovered quickly.

• John does not approve of how his colleague keeps music on while working. However, he accepts that as individual working style.

• When making personal decision, Nancy always makes her purposes and reasons clear. Opinions from others are secondary.

• Ruby trusts in his abilities to deal with pressure, amount of work and challenges.

7. Which one of these descriptions represent Tolerance?

• Tom failed his first annual evaluation but felt disappointed with himself. However, he learned, reflected on it and recovered quickly.

• John does not approve of how his colleague keeps music on while working. However, he accepts that as individual working style.

• When making personal decision, Nancy always makes her purposes and reasons clear. Opinions from others are secondary.

• Ruby trusts in his abilities to deal with pressure, amount of work and challenges.

8. Which one of these descriptions represent confidence?

• Tom failed his first annual evaluation but felt disappointed with himself. However, he learned, reflected on it and recovered quickly.

• John does not approve of how his colleague keeps music on while working. However, he accepts that as individual working style.

• When making personal decision, Nancy always makes her purposes and reasons clear. Opinions from others are secondary.

• Ruby trusts in his abilities to deal with pressure, amount of work and challenges.

9. Which one of these descriptions represent Independence?

• Tom failed his first annual evaluation but felt disappointed with himself. However, he learned, reflected on it and recovered quickly.

• John does not approve of how his colleague keeps music on while working. However, he accepts that as individual working style.

• When making personal decision, Nancy always makes her purposes and reasons clear. Opinions from others are secondary.

• Ruby trusts in his abilities to deal with pressure, amount of work and challenges.

10. What does it mean to Stay Positive?

• Always see things in a positive light, no matter how bad it is.

• Acknowledge both positive and negative aspects and look for new opportunities.

• Set high goals and devise plans to achieve them.

• Stay cheerful, generous and energetic under any circumstances.