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On November 9th, the partners of the KT Soft Skills Erasmus+ project met online to discuss the results of the Validation of the KTSoftSkills Investigation Report.
The project is dedicated to elevating the competencies of Knowledge Transfer (KT) professionals, with a particular focus on enhancing soft and transversal skills crucial for effective knowledge transfer.
The KTSoftSkills Investigation Report
The KTSoftSkills Investigation Report is the result of 60 in-depth interviews of KT professionals, which included an examination of the scope of soft skills training included in pre-existing programmes. The report encapsulates the competencies of current training programmes and highlights areas where they can be improved.
Some key questions addressed by the report are:
· Which soft skills are most relevant to KT professionals in their current roles?
· Which skills will be crucial for the future of the KT profession?
· How can these soft skills be effectively trained and adopted, by both individuals and groups?
The report emphasises several key points:
Validation Meetings
Following the report validation meetings were held in Poland, Finland, Italy, and Benelux, in which a total of 50 experts participated each providing qualitative feedback on the KTSoftSkills Investigation Report. The invited participants were selected according to several criteria:
Helsinki Think Company and Sopu Academy, the Finnish partners, said: “The experts accentuated the need for a focused approach to soft skills training, identifying communication, self-reflection, and sales negotiation as top priorities. Practical, roleplay-based training was suggested as more effective, and the importance of a behavioural test for personalised training programmes was highlighted.”
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