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A transferable skill is an ability or expertise which may be used in a variety of roles or occupations. Transferable skills are those that are carried from the learning process into practical practice. These skills are believed to be vital in the academic success of a student as well as their ability to perform once in their employment roles post education. Successful navigation of the changing employment landscape will require well-developed employability skills, including career management skills. These skills demonstrate that the learner has done more than understand the information presented but can also utilize that knowledge in a real life setting to problem solve. This includes using the learned information in a manner that had not been previously utilized. Examples include communication and problem-solving.

The defining of specific skills that are learned in education and transferred to the real or working world are widely defined. The emphasis is often on the traditional educational pillars of written and verbal communication as well as practical mathematical interpretation. However, there are additional skills that are expected of individuals as they enter the workplace that should be picked up throughout their education such as: interpersonal skills, self-management, problem solving, STEM, information technology and foreign language ability.

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Transferable skills are those skills that people acquire through either formal or practical education that lead the individual to the utilization of those skills in the workplace.

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Transferrable skills have become a pillar of higher educational goals to assist the student from active learner to the utilization of the skills from academia to the real world. It has been suggested that project based learning in both high school and college lead students to an easier transition to the real world of application and work related tasks.