▶️ Start here: Skills Employers Want

The purpose of this module is to review the skills needed in the future and the versatility of transferable skills.

Answering the following questions will help you determine the relevancy of this module for you at this time.

If you answer NO to one of these questions, then you are likely to find this module pertinent.
If you answer YES to these questions, consider a quick scan of this module before moving directly to the next module: Career Search.

• Do you know which skills employers are looking for?
• Can you provide a list of your skills that align with job descriptions?
• Can you describe your abilities with these skills and professional and academic examples when you've used them?

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

• Recognize transferable skills needed for the future.
• Compare, contrast, and evaluate the top transferable skills to the skills acquired from academic studies.

Learning Activities

• Review the transferable skills list and identify one transferable skill that you enjoy using, one you would rate yourself as “better than average” at using, and one that you really have not become immersed in yet.
• Develop examples for each transferable skill from any of your Royal Roads academic coursework that demonstrate these skills.
• Review the Summary activity to complete the module.

Introduction

The Labour Market Information Council defines skills as “developed capacities that an individual must demonstrate to be effective in a job, role, function, task or duty” (LMIC, 2020).

Transferable skills, often referred to as soft skills, are human-centred abilities such as communication, critical thinking, and adaptability. These skills are applicable across various industries and roles, and remain essential as the job market continues to evolve.

While technological skills continue to grow in importance, employers consistently rank transferable skills just as highly, if not more so, than technical capabilities. 

As the workplace becomes more automated and digitized, success will depend not just on technical know-how, but also on the ability to collaborate, adapt, and solve problems creatively —skills that machines cannot replicate.

Next, continue on to Importance of Transferable Skills