Soft skills – which ones are important and how can universities teach them?
The Australian student voice on the soft skills needed for the future, and how universities can integrate these skills into their teachingÂ
This white paper reviews findings from a survey of Australian higher education students on which soft skills they believe to be the most important for future career success.
It also consults eight academic experts (including Professor Matthew Allen from the Institute for Social Change) on:
- What these soft skills are
- Why they are important
- How universities can integrate the most needed soft skills into their teaching
- How these soft sills can be put into practice
You can read the full paper here.