21st Century Skills & NACE Competencies

Terminology

TGIRF

21st Century Skills & NACE Competencies:

21st Century Skills & NACE competencies are based off educational research. TGIRF activities and lessons are categorized and tagged with leadership development outcomes that reflect a 21st Century Skill and/or NACE competencies.

Skill Description
Assume duties or positions that will help one progress professionally.
Show an awareness of own strengths and areas for development.
Establish, maintain, and/or leverage relationships with people who can help one professionally.
Display curiosity; seek out opportunities to learn.
Professionally advocate for oneself and others.
Develop plans and goals for one’s future career.
Identify areas for continual growth while pursuing and applying feedback.
Voluntarily participate in further education, training, or other events to support one’s career.
Seek and embrace development opportunities.

Skill Description
Ask appropriate questions for specific information from supervisors, specialists, and others.
Employ active listening, persuasion,and influencing skills.
Communicate in a clear and organized manner so that others can effectively understand.
Promptly inform relevant others when needing guidance with assigned tasks.
Understand the importance of and demonstrate verbal, written, and non-verbal/body language, abilities.
Frame communication with respect to diversity of learning styles, varied individual communication abilities, and cultural differences.

Skill Description
Accurately summarize and interpret data with an awareness of personal biases that may impact outcomes.
Make decisions and solve problems using sound, inclusive reasoning and judgment.
Proactively anticipate needs and prioritize action steps.
Multi-task well in a fast-paced environment.
Effectively communicate actions and rationale, recognizing the diverse perspectives and lived experiences of stakeholders.
Gather and analyze information from a diverse set of sources and individuals to fully understand a problem.

Skill Description
Solicit and use feedback from multiple cultural perspectives to make inclusive and equity-minded decisions.
Advocate for inclusion, equitable practices, justice, and empowerment for historically marginalized communities.
Keep an open mind to diverse ideas and new ways of thinking.
Address systems of privilege that limit opportunities for members of historically marginalized communities.
Seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance one’s understanding of people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth.
Actively contribute to inclusive and equitable practices that influence individual and systemic change.
Demonstrate flexibility by adapting to diverse environments.
Identify resources and eliminate barriers resulting from individual and systemic racism, inequities, and biases.

Skill Description
Inspire, persuade, and motivate self and others under a shared vision.
Plan, initiate, manage, complete, and evaluate projects.
Motivate and inspire others by encouraging them and by building mutual trust.
Use innovative thinking to go beyond traditional methods.
Serve as a role model to others by approaching tasks with confidence and a positive attitude.
Seek out and leverage diverse resources and feedback from others to inform direction.

Skill Description
Maintain a positive personal brand in alignment with organization and personal career values.
Demonstrate dependability (e.g., report consistently for work or meetings).
Act equitably with integrity and accountability to self, others, and the organization.
Show a high level of dedication toward doing a good job.
Consistently meet or exceed goals and expectations.
Be present and prepared.
Have an attention to detail, resulting in few if any errors in their work.
Prioritize and complete tasks to accomplish organizational goals.

Skill Description
Be accountable for individual and team responsibilities and deliverables.
Exercise the ability to compromise and be agile.
Effectively manage conflict, interact with and respect diverse personalities, and meet ambiguity with resilience.
Employ personal strengths, knowledge, and talents to complement those of others.
Listen carefully to others, taking time to understand and ask appropriate questions without interrupting.
Collaborate with others to achieve common goals.
Build strong, positive working relationships with supervisor and team members/coworkers.

Skill Description
Manipulate information, construct ideas, and use technology to achieve strategic goals.
Identify appropriate technology for completing specific tasks.
Navigate change and be open to learning new technologies.
Quickly adapt to new or unfamiliar technologies.
Manage technology to integrate information to support relevant, effective, and timely decision-making.
Use technology to improve efficiency and productivity of their work.

Terminology

TGIRF

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