Key Skills Module

From September 2004, Student Affairs Offices will begin conducting the new Key Skills Module.

What are Key Skills?

Key Skills are the skills we need to progress in life, take charge of our own learning and enter, stay in and succeed in the world of work – whether we work on our own or as part of a team. Key Skills, which are also known as employability skills, core competencies, essential skills, generic or soft skills, are transferable from setting to setting. Key Skills for the 21 st Century is the Key Skills framework. It is organized into three domains, namely Fundamental Skills, Personal Management Skills and Teamwork Skills.

Aims of the Key Skills Module

The 15-hour Key Skills Module aims to help students become self-directed and lifelong learners by providing them with a framework and general approach to identify, acquire and apply Key Skills to meet the VTC’s graduate outcomes.

Key Skills Module at IVE

The Key Skills Module with 6 hours of class, 6 hours of practice and 3 hours of consolidation of learning and presentation, is included in the curricula of all full-time Diploma and Higher Diploma courses.

Who needs to complete the Key Skills Module?

All full-time Diploma, Higher Diploma (2 –year and 3-year) year-1 students and Higher Diploma (4-year) level-2 students are required to take the Key Skills Module. This is a mandatory module that students must complete before graduation.