Hi everybody,
I would like to start a discussion on the title of this group - if we talk about "basic skills and key competences" - which skills and competences do we mean? E.g. I could think about basic skills and competences for driving a truck, but in general?
A few weeks ago I've been to a project workshop in Portugal, where project leaders presented their projects in the area of skills development. One of these projects aims to support citizens in the development of "financial literacy". As part of the work program they had conducted a needs analysis, during which a broad range of stakeholders (consumer associations, policy makers, business leaders, trade unions, banks) were asked about the relevance of different topics related to this "basic" skill. The results were... Show more 9 years ago