Paper Details

Name: Chithra C
Country: India

Year: 2025
Volume: Vol-12, issue-2, (July-December)
Page Number: 30-33
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17937209

ABSTRACT:
Skill development is a critical component in the evolution of both individuals and societies,
influencing personal growth, professional success, and economic advancement. As the
demand for specialized knowledge and adaptable competencies increases, the process of
acquiring, applying skills has become a central focus in education, training, and workforce
development. This abstract explores the multifaceted nature of skill development,
emphasizing the roles of continuous learning, practice, and feedback in the mastery of both
hard and soft skills. It highlights the interplay between intrinsic motivation and external
opportunities, suggesting that the most effective skill development.
DEFINITION OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT;
"The process of identifying, acquiring, and enhancing specific skills, knowledge, and
competencies to improve performance, achieve personal and professional goals, and drive
continuous learning and growth”.
Scope: It encompasses a wide range of skills, including hard skills (like coding or a specific
trade) and soft skills (such as critical thinking, communication, and leadership).
Purpose: The goal is to close the gap between a person's current abilities and the skills
needed to achieve a specific goal, whether it's a job promotion or personal development. The
types of skills required for employment can be divided into;
• Basic and foundation skills, which are acquired through the primary and secondary
formal school system, or through non-formal and/or informal learning processes (e.g.
active learning, oral expression, reading comprehension, written expression, ICT
literacy, active listening).
• Transferable skills, which include the abilities to learn and adapt, solve problems,
communicate ideas effectively, think critically and creatively and the ability to
manage self and others. These skills enable people to adapt to different work
environments as well as improving their opportunities to career-building.
• Technical and vocational skills, which are specialized skills, knowledge or know-how
to perform specific duties or tasks, mainly in a professional environment. These
include, but are not limited to, the traditional forms of technical and vocational
education and training (TVET), skills acquired through the secondary level of the
formal school system or through non-formal and/or informal learning processes.
• Professional and personal skills, including individual attributes relevant to work such
as honesty, integrity, reliability, work ethic, and judgement.
Skill development types can be categorized into technical, soft (or interpersonal), and
leadership skills, while methods include upskilling, reskilling, and cross-skilling. Technical
skills are job-specific abilities, soft skills relate to interpersonal and "power" skills like
communication and teamwork, and leadership skills prepare individuals for management
roles.