What are Transferable Skills?
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Transferable skills are competencies that can be used in many situations and many types of work. While some of these skills can be taught, most are gained through experience. They are skills you acquire throughout your life – through paid employment, volunteer work, school, community activities and/or life experiences.
Most jobs require two types of skill sets:
- Technical or job-specific skills: mandatory job requirements such as a degree or diploma, specialized training, etc
- Non-technical or soft skills: skills that can be easily used in more than one work environment. These are your transferable skills
Transferable skills include a wide range of abilities such as:
- report writing
- negotiating
- giving presentations
- budgeting
- using the telephone effectively
- dealing with clients
- problem solving
- working in a team
- operating office equipment
- flexibility
For further information about types of transferable skills see: