Title : Non-Technical Engineering Skills in Technical Vocational Education: Literature Review and Systematization the Non-Tech Skills in Congruence with the Professional Field with Some Examples

Vol 8 No 3 (2025): Volume 08 Issue 03 March 2025

Article Date Published : 22 March 2025 | Page No.: 1365-1375 | Google Scholar | Crossref doi for this article

Abstract :

The article reviews and emphasizes the significance of non-technical skills in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to improve the employability of graduates. It identifies communication, problem-solving, teamwork, self-management, and adaptability as crucial competencies that are integral to technical field programs, rather than as supplementary parergon skills in the technical field programs. The post-pandemic landscape, local war conflicts has heightened intensively the importance of emotional intelligence and professionalism in the workplace. Employers prioritize these transferable skills alongside technical abilities when achieving quality standards and measure efficiency. The article advocates for integrating non-technical skills into the curricula of TVET institutions in broad a scale thus enhancing and transforming educational methods, and assessments to better prepare students for competitive and changing industries. It also highlights the relevance of Professional Ethics in engineering education, suggesting that ethical considerations should be woven into academic programs.

Keywords :

Communication teamwork, Emotional intelligence, Engineering soft skills, non- technical skills.

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   Ass. eng. Iliyan Vasilev
Sofia university- Bulgaria, Faculty of Pedagogy, ORCID: 0009-0008-0863-1516

   Ass. Prof. Iliana Petkova, PhD
Sofia university- Bulgaria, Faculty of Pedagogy, ORCID: 0000-0001-8444-3981

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