Talk:Skill

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[edit] Skills in profession

Hi, I added the link to a website, with literature from some authors (at the moment 8, with videos) which mention diverse skills for a professional in the software tetsing field. --Erkan Yilmaz 15:19, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Protection against vandalism

The Skill page has been vandalised several times. Can it be protected, at least a little? --HelgeStenstrom 11:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

It should, I can only imagine how many middle-schoolers have tried to vandalise this article.

Lunakeet —Preceding comment was added at 23:44, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Functional Skills 84.71.103.219 18:19, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Functional Skills

Skills are categorised in many ways, key skills, transferable skills, academic skills, personal skills, skills for employability and more recently functional skills. The three functional skills identified by the government are English, Maths and ICT, the QCA are developing separate functional skill qualifications. They are also looking at how functional skills can be developed and assessed in other types of qualification, for example GCSEs and Diplomas. Functional skills are the skills needed to allow people in their work and everyday life as citizens, they give them the chance to study and work independently, to make sense of the world around them, and have the skills to achieve personally and contribute to their local community. What are the skills that individuals need to be able to operate in today’s society.

Functional skills have much in common with the six key skills identified by the DfES which are: 1. Application of number - maths 2. Communication - English 3. Information and communication technology – ICT

Developing functional skills are likely to involve learners in: 4. Improving own learning and performance 5. Problem solving 6. Working with others

Questions to think about How often have you used this skill? How will this skill help me to be independent? When have I used this skill in everyday life? or when might I use this skill in everyday life? In what types of career might I use the skills I have developed today? How might I develop this skill?

References:

Name of journal: Skills and Enterprise Update. Author: Department for Education and Employment Publication: No.2. (2000.)

Name of book: The Way the Skills Work Author: Stoker, Rebecca Year of publication: 2007 Place of publication: Birmingham Publisher: Random House

Name of journal: Skills Sell Author: The Learning and Skills Council Publication: No. 7 (2004)

84.71.103.219 18:19, 6 June 2007 (UTC)