Defining skills for the future: What’s in a name?

Authors

Paul R. Weldon, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)Follow

Publication Date

4-30-2020

Subjects

Higher education, Vocational education and training, Adult education, Generic skills

Abstract

Despite ongoing global interest in the skills needed for life and work in the 21^st century, there remains a lack of agreement on such basic questions as what constitutes these general capabilities, how they should be grouped and what terms should be used to refer to them.

Recommended Citation

Weldon, Paul. (Apr 2020) 'Defining skills for the future: What’s in a name?', Discover, ACER. https://www.acer.org/au/discover/article/defining-skills-for-the-future-whats-in-a-name

Copyright Statement

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Place of Publication

Melbourne

Publisher

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)