21st century skills refer to the knowledge, life skills, career skills, habits, and traits that are critically important to student to succeed in today’s work environment, particularly as students move on to college, the workforce, and adult life.

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The 21st Century Skills Training is a joint project by the Education Development Center (EDC), USAID Opportunity 2.0 Program, Philippines local team, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) National Institute for Technical Education and Skills Development (NITESD) through its Curriculum and Training Aids Division (CTADD).

 The 21st Century Skills Training is aimed in fortifying the  technical education and training systems to develop, deliver and monitor workforce readiness and technical-vocational training programs with the necessary professional mindset and character.

     The 21st Century Skills adapted  EDC’s globally recognized Work Ready Now, aligned with DepEd's D.O. 06 s. 2022 citing RA 10533 stating state's duty to “create a functional basic education system that will develop productive and responsible citizens equipped with the essential competencies, skills and values for both lifelong learning and employment.” To achieve this, the state is further instructed to “broaden the goals of high school education for college preparation, vocational and technical career opportunities as well as creative arts, sports and entrepreneurial employment in a rapidly changing and increasingly globalized environment.”

21st Century Skills

The 21st Century Skills Training is a joint project by the Education Development Center (EDC), USAID Opportunity 2.0 Program, Philippines local team, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) National Institute for Technical Education and Skills Development (NITESD) through its Curriculum and Training Aids Division (CTADD).

 The 21st Century Skills Training is aimed in fortifying the  technical education and training systems to develop, deliver and monitor workforce readiness and technical-vocational training programs with the necessary professional mindset and character.

     The 21st Century Skills adapted  EDC’s globally recognized Work Ready Now, aligned with DepEd's D.O. 06 s. 2022 citing RA 10533 stating state's duty to “create a functional basic education system that will develop productive and responsible citizens equipped with the essential competencies, skills and values for both lifelong learning and employment.” To achieve this, the state is further instructed to “broaden the goals of high school education for college preparation, vocational and technical career opportunities as well as creative arts, sports and entrepreneurial employment in a rapidly changing and increasingly globalized environment.”