Meta skills Meta-skills are untaught, timeless, higher order skills that create adaptive learners; able to succeed whatever the future brings. From birth, children use and develop Meta-skills as they test and explore the world around them. They provide the keys to unlock the acquisition of other transferable and technical skills. As children and young people […]
Meta-skills are the skills that you can use to learn new skills or work with new people in a new environment. They are skills that you can apply to any job or situation. So you don’t need to worry about having to learn the latest version for a specific task. You’re already using them Initiative […]
Curiosity What is it? Being curious involves observing things and noticing what is significant. You can ask questions to understand more deeply, and can filter a mass of information to find what’s relevant to an issue. You have the ability to recognise and describe a problem. Reflection Point: What are you curious about? Sometimes the […]
Communicating What is it? Communicating effectively involves receiving as well as giving information. You are a good listener and reader, and understand and consider what you hear and read, showing interest in the subject. You can speak and write in a way that is appropriate to your audience. You can tell stories that persuade, motivate […]
FOCUSSING What is it? Being able to focus means you can concentrate on what is essential in the situation you are dealing with. You know how to avoid distractions and filter out non-essential information. This then helps you to sort information into categories and see how it is connected. What does it look like? There […]
Self Management Self Management covers how good you are at coping with lots of information and different priorities, deciding what is important and what is less relevant – and being able to multitask! It looks at how well you know yourself and how you work fits in with what is important to you. Here are […]
Self management Focusing The ability to focus in Social Services and Health Care (SS&HC) is essential, you provide person centred care to the individual who should remain your focus during your time together. The ability to focus during tasks is essential as you are asked to often undertake delicate and potentially hazardous tasks, where a […]
Self Management Focusing This will be challenged throughout your Foundation Apprenticeship. However, the Human Development NPA can be quite a challenge for some. Here, especially, you will need to focus on the information given to you in various Case Studies, and sort through the information to determine where there are connections and correlations. Integrity During […]
Meta-skills are talents that inform every domain of life and govern your ability to improve other skills. There are many meta-skills out there, but feeling, seeing, dreaming, making, and learning are likely the most important when trying to remain competitive in the modern world. Automation is going to reduce the demand for specialists; mastering these […]
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