Explore core transferable skills for students aged 11-19
Our dedicated suite of core transferable skills resources for 11-19 are designed to complement your curriculum and careers education. By providing, flexible lessons that focus on practical skill development, these activities will help set your students up for success in their next steps, whether that’s in further education, apprenticeships or in a job.
These skills are vital to prepare young people for the modern workplace and future job opportunities. Developing these skills equips learners to adapt and succeed in an evolving job market and drive growth for businesses in a rapidly changing world. Learn why these skills are critical for the economy in our 2025 Workforce Ready report.
Understanding the core transferable skills
Show your students our short animation to help bring to life what the core transferable skills are, why they matter and how they’re fundamental to their development, in education and beyond.
Go to filmExplore the lessons
Our core transferable skills lessons have supporting presentation slides, an overview of each skill and engaging practical activities which showcase the skill in action. These lessons can be delivered flexibly as a standalone session to focus on one skill, or as part of a series in any order.
Adaptability
Show students the benefits of responding positively to change and unexpected circumstances.
Go to lessonAiming high (proactivity)
Encourage students to set goals and be proactive using case studies and reflection.
Go to lessonCreativity
Creativity is more than being ‘artistic’, it is also around inventing new ideas. Help students to see how they’re already using it and how to develop it further.
Go to lessonLeadership
Use role play and discussion to show students that good leaders encourage teamwork, not just give orders.
Go to lessonListening and speaking (communication)
Teach students to communicate clearly using descriptions, body language, and eye contact.
Go to lessonProblem solving
Use scenarios to teach students to break problems into parts and solve them with an analytical approach.
Go to lessonStaying positive (resilience)
Teach students the value of staying positive and looking for opportunities when faced with a setback through scenario-based activities that help build resilience.
Go to lessonTeamwork
This important skill is critical at any stage of life, from education to work. That’s why each of our core transferable skills lessons include it in their activities.
Adaptability
Show students the benefits of responding positively to change and unexpected circumstances.
Go to lessonAiming high (proactivity)
Encourage students to set goals and be proactive using case studies and reflection.
Go to lessonCreativity
Creativity is more than being ‘artistic’, it is also around inventing new ideas. Help students to see how they’re already using it and how to develop it further.
Go to lessonLeadership
Use role play and discussion to show students that good leaders encourage teamwork, not just give orders.
Go to lessonListening and speaking (communication)
Teach students to communicate clearly using descriptions, body language, and eye contact.
Go to lessonProblem solving
Use scenarios to teach students to break problems into parts and solve them with an analytical approach.
Go to lessonStaying positive (resilience)
Teach students the value of staying positive and looking for opportunities when faced with a setback through scenario-based activities that help build resilience.
Go to lessonTeamwork
This important skill is critical at any stage of life, from education to work. That’s why each of our core transferable skills lessons include it in their activities.
Our skills tracker provides pupils with a place to keep track of the skills they have developed in these sessions and put a plan in place for how they can practise them further.
Skills Builder Universal Framework
Our resources can support the Skills Builder Universal Framework, a leading tool for measuring and building essential skills.
Go to Skills BuilderWhy are core transferable skills important?
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