“Soft” skills that make the superiority of students after graduation

Triple and students stressed the importance of developing students’ skills in the areas of critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and self -management.

They told «Emirates Today» that the students ’acquisition of“ this type of soft skills paves the way for them to excel in the various stages of education, and overcome it to the maker of the future itself, ”noting that“ academic excellence alone is no longer sufficient to evaluate the student, or to form a balanced, successful, and prepared personality to deal with the social and job environment, after graduation. ”

They explained that a large percentage of university graduates face difficulty in engaging in the work environment, because they did not learn how to deal with a team, or how they run their time or emotions.

In detail, the Ministry of Education launched a number of initiatives to develop students’ skills in various life fields, as part of a comprehensive educational vision that keeps pace with the requirements of the labor market and positive interaction with the social environment.

It has also developed specialized programs to train teachers to integrate skills in classes.

Terboon affirmed that the skills constitute the core of the educational debate today, due to its extreme impact on academic performance, mental health, and future job success, pointing to the need to enhance the ministry’s initiatives, and its move to a stage of integration between academic programs and life skills, because of its importance in formulating the student’s personality and helping him to overcome the problems he faces.

They noted the inclusion of “moral education” in the curricula, noting that it “contributed to instilling positive values ​​in the hearts of students.”

They also noted the adoption of learning methods based on projects and interactive activities, as “students allow leadership, decision -making, and problem solving in a flexible educational environment.”

The educational expert, Chancellor Alia Al Shamsi, said that the skills constitute a group of personal, behavioral and social capabilities and characteristics that help the student to influencing others, and managing his daily and professional life efficiently, and it differs from scientific skills such as mathematics and physics by being unconventional, and is not measured by exams, but it makes the largest difference in the future.

She believes that integrating skills in education is an inevitable necessity, not luxury, explaining that a student who has the skills of critical thinking, communication and problem solving, is more able to succeed and distinguish, academically and professionally.

She emphasized that the successive variables in the education sector impose the existence of these skills to prepare a student who is good at understanding and negotiating, not only preservation.

The educational expert, Dr. Iman Mohamed, said that these skills are no less important than the academic subjects, but the student earns a balanced and qualified personality for the requirements of the future labor market. She added that the application requires integrating it in classroom situations and daily school activities, training teachers to enhance them within the classes, and activating partnership with parents to consolidate them in the student’s behavior, as well as the importance of group projects, ethical education shares, and creative competitions as perfect paths to instill these skills.

The teacher, Abdullah Rashid, stressed that “soft skills start from the primary stage,” noting that “the class constitutes the first environment for planting and developing it”, calling for its adoption in the first stage of the education journey. While the education sees Iman Al -Fakhrani, that “the difference is clear between the student who is training in expressing himself, and among those who are asked to memorize only,” noting that “the skills create a positive classroom environment and limit bullying.”

The teacher Zahran Arafa stated that “workshops, plays and activities are effective tools to enhance these skills among students at various stages,” calling for their investment and maximum benefit from them.

The guardian of three students, Shaima Murad, believes that her children have knowledge, but they lack the skills, noting that time management, for example, needs to acquire certain skills.

Mahran bin Ali, a student guardian, affirmed that the development of life skills is a societal responsibility that is not limited to the class, but also includes the family and the surrounding environment.

The university student, Kholoud Al -Balushi, said that she learned to succeed in exams, but she lacks interview skills and writing official messages, demanding the inclusion of skills in education.

The student, Mohamed Al -Naqeeb, pointed out that the experience of the “student parliament” polished its skills in leadership and communication, considering the school a platform for building the personality and enhancing the initiative.

On the other hand, the educational education stressed the importance of integrating skills within a systematic educational plan, and not being limited to extra -curricular activities “so that it is not treated as a less important aspect than the other aspects of the other educational process.”

The educational expert, Dr. Amr Abdel Hamid, said that despite the increasing recognition of the importance of skills, there are real challenges that may hinder their integration in the school field, most notably “the dominance of the exam culture that reduces the student’s evaluation in numbers and degrees, and neglects personal and skill aspects.”

He added that “the pressure of the curricula and the density of daily shares left a small space for the application of interactive activities that develop these skills.”

He pointed out that many teachers lack adequate training in the strategies of teaching life skills, in addition to poor coordination and integration between the school, the family and the local community, which weakens the effectiveness of any educational initiative related to this aspect.