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In today’s class, we will be talking about skill acquisition and empowerment. Enjoy the class!
Skill Acquisition and Empowerment
Narratives are changing very rapidly in the 21st century and it has led to some disruptions in the workplace. The jobs that are held in high esteem before are gradually treated with low preference because of changes brought by technological advancement. Relying on one source of income is not a good idea now. This stresses the need for skill acquisition.
Skill is the ability and knowledge to carry out good things. It is the ability to engage in some creative activities that can improve the total well-being of individuals. Empowerment is the ability to develop the youth in such a way that they will be useful future leaders. Youths should be trained in skills acquisition and development. The skill they acquire support them in earning a living and in several other problems. Examples of the skills that can be learnt are; furniture making, cards designing plumbing welding, mechanics, writing skills tailoring hairdressing printing vulcanizing, etc.
Types of empowerment skills
- Life coping empowerment skills: this is this skill that enhances the effective development of an individual to become an active member of the community. It enhances the individual to be self-sustained and self-reliant.
- Intellectual Empowerment Skill: this has to do with the educational development of an individual. It involves activities that develop logical thinking in an individual which will enable them to be logical, analytical and hard-working.
- Communication Empowerment Skill: this has to do with the development of basic communication skills in an individual and team plus receptive skills such as listening and reading it also involves expressive skills such as writing and speaking.
- Creative Empowerment Skill: this entails the process of developing the creative integrity of individuals in the areas such as writing singing Dancing entertainment etc.
- Physical Empowerment Skill: this has to do with the development of the spirit and the heart of sportsmanship in the individuals intent as stimulating them towards developing interest in sports such as football basketball volleyball swimming running etc.
- Economic empowerment skill: this is the process of developing the economic potentials of individuals so that they can be financially resourceful. It entails exposing the youth to basic entrepreneurial skills such as tailoring, painting, hairdressing etc.
Evaluation
Why do you think skill acquisition is important in the 21st century?
Assignment
- List three skills that can be acquired that are in line with your choice of career.
- Which of the empowerment skills do you think is best for you, explain?
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