Technical Skills are the abilities and knowledge unique to a specific job role. For example, to be a dentist, you would need to complete a 5-year degree in dentistry approved by the General Dental Council, followed by 1 to 2 years of postgraduate dental training. The skills that you would learn on this career path would be classed as technical skills.
Soft Skills are general skills that most employers look for when recruiting and are needed for most jobs. They're sometimes called transferable skills or employability skills by employers. The Develop@Derby Skill Set is designed to help you develop the key skills employers are looking for, such as communication, leadership, flexibility and creative problem-solving, please hover and click on the words to be taken to the individual guides.
