21st Century Skills & NACE Competencies

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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.

What are...

NACE Competencies?

The National Association for Colleges and Employers launched its Career Readiness Initiative in 2015 to address a fundamental need for new college graduates and the professionals who serve their career development needs and recruit them into the workforce: a shared understanding of what is needed to launch and develop a successful career, a common vocabulary by which to discuss needs and expectations, and a basic set of competencies upon which a successful career is launched.

21st Century Skills?

To help practitioners integrate skills into the teaching of core academic subjects, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has developed a unified, collective vision for learning known as the Framework for 21st Century Learning. This Framework describes the skills, knowledge and expertise students must master to succeed in work and life; it is a blend of content knowledge, specific skills, expertise and literacies.

NACE SKILLS DEVELOPED
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.

NACE Skills Developed
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.

NACE Skills Developed
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.

NACE Skills Developed
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.

NACE Skills Developed
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.

NACE Skills Developed
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.

NACE Skills Developed
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.

NACE Skills Developed
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.

Category	21st Century Skills Developed
Manage Projects	Prioritize, plan and manage work to achieve the intended result.
Manage Projects	Set and meet goals, even in the face of obstacles and competing pressure.
Produce Results	Demonstrate additional attributes associated with producing high quality products including the abilities to: Work positively and ethically; Manage time and projects effectively; Multi-task; Participate actively, Be reliable and punctual; Present oneself professionally and with proper etiquette; Collaborate and cooperate effectively with teams; Respect and appreciate team diversity; Be accountable for results.

Category	21st Century Skills Developed
Be Self-directed Learners	Demonstrate initiative to advance skill levels towards a professional level.
Be Self-directed Learners	Go beyond basic mastery of skills and/or curriculum to explore and expand one’s own learning and opportunities to gain expertise.
Be Self-directed Learners	Reflect critically on past experiences in order to inform future progress.
Be Self-directed Learners	Demonstrate commitment to learning as a lifelong process.
Manage Goals and Time	Utilize time and manage workload efficiently.
Manage Goals and Time	Balance tactical (short-term) and strategic (long-term) goals.
Manage Goals and Time	Set goals with tangible and intangible success criteria.
Work Independently	Monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight.

Category	21st Century Skills Developed
Be Responsible to Others	Act responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind.
Collaborate with Others	Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams.
Collaborate with Others	Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member.
Collaborate with Others	Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal.
Communicate Clearly	Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions. Understand oral and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.
Communicate Clearly	Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priority as well as assess their impact.
Communicate Clearly	Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual).
Communicate Clearly	Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.
Communicate Clearly	Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions.
Communicate Clearly	Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade).
Guide and Lead Others	Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in using influence and power.
Guide and Lead Others	Inspire others to reach their very best via example and selflessness.
Guide and Lead Others	Leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal.
Guide and Lead Others	Use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence and guide others toward a goal.
Implement Innovations	Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovation will occur.
Make Judgments and Decisions	Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view.
Make Judgments and Decisions	Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments.
Make Judgments and Decisions	Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes.
Make Judgments and Decisions	Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs.
Make Judgments and Decisions	Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis.
Reason Effectively	Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation.
Solve Problems	Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions.
Solve Problems	Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways.
Think Creatively	Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts).
Think Creatively	Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts.
Think Creatively	Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming).
Use Systems Thinking	Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex systems.
Work Creatively with Others	Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively.
Work Creatively with Others	View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes.
Work Creatively with Others	Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work.
Work Creatively with Others	Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world limits to adopting new ideas.

Category	21st Century Skills Developed
Manage Projects	Prioritize, plan and manage work to achieve the intended result.
Manage Projects	Set and meet goals, even in the face of obstacles and competing pressure.
Produce Results	Demonstrate additional attributes associated with producing high quality products including the abilities to: Work positively and ethically; Manage time and projects effectively; Multi-task; Participate actively, Be reliable and punctual; Present oneself professionally and with proper etiquette; Collaborate and cooperate effectively with teams; Respect and appreciate team diversity; Be accountable for results.

Category	21st Century Skills Developed
Work Effectively in Diverse Teams	Leverage social and cultural differences to create new ideas and increase both innovation and quality of work.
Work Effectively in Diverse Teams	Respond open-mindedly to different ideas and values.
Work Effectively in Diverse Teams	Respect cultural differences and work effectively with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds.
Interact Effectively with Others	Conduct themselves in a respectable, professional manner.
Interact Effectively with Others	Know when it is appropriate to listen and when to speak.

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