Vol. 23 No. 1 (2023): The European LifeComp model between Embedded Learning and Adult Education
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On competences, and in particular on personal competences often called soft skills: their role in the world of work

Michele Pellerey
Università Pontificia Salesiana, Italia
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Published 2023-02-04

Keywords

  • personal competences,
  • soft skills,
  • vocational education,
  • valuation,
  • competenze personali,
  • lavoro,
  • formazione professionale,
  • work,
  • valutazione
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How to Cite

Pellerey, M. (2023). On competences, and in particular on personal competences often called soft skills: their role in the world of work. Form@re - Open Journal Per La Formazione in Rete, 23(1), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.36253/form-14185

Abstract

Recently there has been a wide debate on the role of so-called noncognitive skills, a misnomer for the personal skills needed to cope positively with personal, social and professional life. In this contribution an attempt is made to clarify their meaning, prospect their development and possible evaluation. Reference is made in this framework mainly to the world of work, in which they are more specifically referred to as soft skills.

 

Sulle competenze, e in particolare su quelle personali dette spesso soft skills: il loro ruolo nel mondo del lavoro.

Recentemente si è sviluppato un ampio dibattito sul ruolo delle cosiddette competenze non cognitive, espressione impropria per indicare le competenze personali necessarie per affrontare positivamente la vita personale, sociale e professionale. In questo contributo si cerca di chiarire il loro significato, prospettare un loro sviluppo e una loro possibile valutazione. Si fa riferimento in questo quadro soprattutto al mondo del lavoro, nel quale esse sono più specificatamente denominate soft skills.

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