Types of Skills
Developing Different Types of Workplace Skills
Career success requires a combination of different types of skills. Although the terms used may vary, workplace skills fall into three general categories:
Job Skills - specific to the tasks of a position, such as operating a machine; sometimes called “technical skills”
Soft Skills - sometimes called “Professional Skills”; relate to how you handle yourself in a work environment regardless of position or role
Transferable Skills - specific to a given role, such as managing a budget
Opportunities
Resources

UTAH EDUCATION NETWORK

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Career Readiness Curriculum Guide
Employability Skills
Employability Skills Resource Toolkit
Foundation Skills Framework
Future-Proof Job Skills: What Employees Need to Know
“Soft Skills to Pay the Bills” video series
“What’s Next? Soft Skills” panel discussion
Is Lack of ‘Soft Skills’ Due to Poverty, Generation, or Both?