Soft Skills Training Research Articles

Optimalisasi Peningkatan Komunikasi Lewat Program Training Untuk Usaha Mikro, Kecil, Dan Menengah (UMKM), Komunitas Kepemudaan Dan Mahasiswa

Soft skills training is a program designed to improve and develop soft skills such as interpersonal, leadership, communication, collaboration, adaptability, creativity, and other non-technical skills. This study aims to make a positive contribution in improving communication skills within the scope of SMEs, communities and students. This community service research aims to identify the optimization of one of the BCTI unit programs, namely Raising the Level of Speech which is given to MSMEs, Communities and Students. By using a qualitative descriptive method, because the research focus is to describe and provide an overview of the information on the object being studied. The research that has been done has shown that the Speech Level Raise training program is running effectively. Because participants who took part in the training experienced increased speaking skills and felt helped and useful for their needs. This program is also aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 4, namely Quality Education which ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Uses and Considerations for Cinematic Virtual Reality in Health Care.

Through the combination of virtual reality (VR) technology with techniques from theater, filmmaking, and gaming, individuals from the Game Research and Immersive Design Laboratory (GRID Lab) at Ohio University have developed an approach to train soft skills such as communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and interpersonal skills which shows great promise. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of VR and cinematic-VR (cine-VR). This article serves as a preface to the VR research included in this special issue. In this article, we define VR, review key terminology, present a case study, and offer future directions. Prior research with cine-VR has demonstrated the effectiveness in improving provider attitudes and cultural self-efficacy. While cine-VR may differ from other types of VR applications, we have been able to leverage the strengths of cine-VR to create training programs which are user friendly and highly effective. Early projects on diabetes care and opioid use disorder were sufficiently successful that the team received additional funding to pursue series addressing elder abuse/neglect and intimate partner violence. Their work has gone beyond health care and is currently being leveraged for law enforcement training as well. While this article will explore Ohio University's approach to cine-VR training, details of their research including efficacy can be found in McCalla et al, Wardian et al, and Beverly et al. When produced correctly, cine-VR has the potential to become a mainstay component of training for soft skill applications across a multitude of industries.

Community-Based Sustainable Tourism Village through Nature and Culture Tourism

The decline in visitors during the COVID-19 outbreak is one of the factors affecting the profitability of tourist destinations. This condition is challenging for developing tourist villages, especially the Hegarmukti tourist village. Several activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak have made community-based tourism development programs experience obstacles. Through this community service activity, the 4C model analysis (Conservation, Community, Culture, and Commerce) is to be applied to optimize the growth of the Hergarmukti tourist village. The activity begins with a semi-formal interview process and observations to gather information. Through this activity, it was revealed that some potential has not been exploited, especially in terms of natural and cultural tourism. Socialization activities by conducting capacity-building workshops for preserving natural ecosystems through waste management were conducted with the Situ Rawa Binong residents. Besides, cultural promotion activities through local art performances displayed by the Cahaya Gumilar Art Gallery also attract tourists. To run a sustainable tourism village, the community requires soft skills training in tourism and marketing. The study also offers several possible tourist attractions to stimulate the local economy.

Edu-Larp as Revision of Subject-Matter Knowledge

The paper presents theoretical foundations of the author's approach to the design of edu-larps. It is deliberately steering away from cross-disciplinary teaching, artistic education or soft skills training in order to advocate larps tailored to single school subjects, focused on integration and consolidation of curricular knowledge. Putting larp in the context of applied drama, or Drama in Education, the text argues that well-designed edu-larp is likely to be accepted by the average teacher, not just by dedicated and trained drama educators. The concept of print-and-play “larp for dummies” downplays the importance of preparation, acting and immersion, while emphasising the game-like structure of goals and conflicts: gameplay set to work alongside role-play. Therefore, the ideas and tools borrowed from video games and board games design can be useful in the creation of edu-role plays, breeding a form which might be called 'gamified drama'. The recommended function for edu-larps is final revision of a large textbook unit, an idea discussed on the example of high-school history classes. The suggested model for classrom larp is a negotiation game between conflicted but cooperating factions, divided into three stages: a) preparation of all factions separately; b) informal meeting of all factions shortly before the official talks; c) official negotiation session which is supposed to bring forward all major (textbook-based!) issues for public debate. The paper ends with a section on troubleshooting, i.e. an overview of risk factors frequently pointed in the discussion of game-based learning, with ideas of how to eliminate or minimise the risks through careful design. Referenced sources come from the fields of edu-larp, edu-drama, game-based learning, and general educational theory.

Soft skills development in higher education institutions

This study aimed to explore how soft skills development is done in higher education institutions (HEIs) by considering the roles of HEIs and students. The study used a mixed research approach comprising qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative data was collected from 16 students using semi-structured interviews. In comparison, quantitative data was collected using a standard questionnaire from 342 students pursuing management and administrative undergraduate programmes in one of the universities in Tanzania. Through questionnaires, participants were asked to rank soft skills according to their relevance to their careers. The top five most relevant soft skills identified were communication, leadership, decision-making, teamwork/orientation and problem-solving. In addition, participants self-evaluated their levels of soft skills. Findings demonstrate that students perceived to have more customer orientation, communication, decision-making, problem-solving, and work-ethic skills. Through qualitative interviews, participants narrated the role of HEIs in developing soft skills and their personal initiatives to acquire the skills. It was found that joining clubs and associations, taking leadership roles, reading self-development books, watching videos and attending soft skills training are initiatives that students use for soft skills acquisition.

What are the factors of unhealthy financial behavior in the Muslim community of Metro Lampung City?

Financial behavior is one of the important things to be able to control personal finances, if healthy and good financial behavior can certainly manage cash flow well, the opposite can happen. Healthy and good financial behavior can certainly climb the level of prosperity. However, unhealthy and bad financial behavior will definitely reduce welfare status. Unhealthy financial behavior in this study is caused by people who are entangled in debts, have a consumptive nature, and have low self-awareness toward saving activities. The purpose of this study is to recommend to the Regional Government and the Central Government synergize with each other, building the mindset of the people on the outskirts of the metro city to rise together to climb the ladder of prosperity. The government is expected to be able to provide soft skill training for these people because most of the jobs for the people on the outskirts of Metro City are as laborers in the market. The results of this study, factors that lead to unhealthy financial behavior are caused by a low understanding of financial literacy because these people do not understand saving activities at the bank, do not understand insurance, and investment, have insufficient financial income, understand poor financial attitudes unfavorable and the influence of a strong external locus of control so that the outskirts of Metro City are entangled in debt and unhealthy financial behavior.
 Keywords: Financial Literacy, Financial Attitude, Income, Locus Of Control, Financial Behavior

PO-2293 First workplace integration of beginner RTTs: The importance of soft-skills training programs

PO-2293 First workplace integration of beginner RTTs: The importance of soft-skills training programs

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION TO UNLOCK LIFELONG OPPORTUNITY AND SUCCESS MINDSET THROUGH WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP

This research aims to understand women's leadership in educational transformation through women leaders in educational institutions. With this evidence, women get equal opportunities to receive education and become leaders. In Situbondo there are many female leaders, one of the most prominent being the Deputy Regent of Situbondo who is also the Chair of the Situbondo Muslimat. The female leader who was deputy to be regent was the first time in Situbondo who was also the leader of the Miftahul Ulum Besuki Islamic Boarding School. The approach used in this research is qualitative with a case study type. Data obtained through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The data collected was analyzed using the Miles and Huberman data analysis technique, which consists of data reduction, data display and verification. The research results show that women's leadership in educational transformation which can build mindsets is carried out in the form of example, providing rewards, paying attention to subordinates who have problems, and providing soft skills training.

The current practice of student’ soft skill training at Dong Thap University: From the perspectives of students and lecturers, educational managers

The article is aimed at assessing the current situation of soft skills training of students at Dong Thap University. The sample was composed of 600 students from eleven departments; 180 managers, lecturers and employees of Dong Thap University. At the same time, we also designed in-depth interviews with 15 students, 10 lecturers and 5 managers about the present situation of soft skills training at Dong Thap University in the 1st semester of the school year 2021-2022 who were chosen to complete a 27-item questionnaire on a Likert scale to measure their soft skill. The results of the assessment of the current state of soft skills training show an overview of students' soft skills. Based on the results, we could have some proposals to improve soft skills for students at Dong Thap University in order to help each student self-train necessary soft skills to meet the conditions of the realities, social requirements and employers’ expectations.

Requirements of Process-Oriented Integration of Soft Skills in Dentistry Basic Science Courses: A Qualitative Study.

University training for committed and specialized human resources is not provided only through specialized skills training; graduates in any field need high quality soft skills for fulfilling the requirements of the community, so the proper integration of such skills into the curriculum of that profession is essential. Given the significance of soft skills in the success and quality of dentistry and lack of attention to soft skills training in basic sciences courses, the present study aimed to identify the requirements of the process-oriented integration of soft skills training in basic sciences courses of dentistry. The present qualitative study employed a semi-structured interviewing technique for data collection. The research population consisted of 39 basic sciences faculty members at Isfahan and Mazandaran Universities of Medical Sciences and education experts selected by a purposive sampling technique. The content analysis method was used to analyze the data. For the process-oriented integration of soft skills in basic sciences courses, the current study identified four central requirements: providing background conditions (provision of socio-cultural contexts in society; development of educational and evaluation platforms in pre-university courses), providing professionalism (development of professionalism in the doctoral course of basic medical sciences; improvement in the model of faculty members), providing conditions for changing the curriculum (modification of curriculum and objectives in the basic sciences courses in dentistry; development of the attitude and knowledge of basic science faculty members towards soft skills training), and providing conditions for university pedagogy (provision of interactive and communication conditions; benefitting from diverse and appropriate learning activities; development of faculty members' pedagogical abilities). Medical sciences curriculum planners can integrate the soft skills of dentistry in the basic science courses of the field by providing the conditions for the identified requirements.

Upaya Mereduksi Aksi Klitih oleh Pelajar Melalui Pelatihan Pemberdayaan Psikis dan Perilaku di Yogyakarta

This community dedication aims to provide education regarding the prevention of klitih through psychological and behavioral empowerment which is implemented through the Sekolah Anti Klitih (SETITI). This activity is surely the result of collaboration with partner, in this case the partner involved is MAN 3 Sleman which is located on Jalan Magelang km. 4, Sinduadi, Mlati, Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The object determined by the partner leadership, in this case the guidance and counseling teacher of MAN 3 Sleman who is also a Scoutmaster, is the students of MAN 3 Sleman who are members of the Scouting Ambalan Council. This activity consists of training and mentoring programs. The series of activities in the training program are SETITI program socialization, focus group discussions, and soft and hard skills training. Meanwhile, the series of mentoring activities program are sharing sessions, dream posters, and SETITI festival as the culmination of the activities of this community dedication program. Increased knowledge of students related to klitih can be seen through the results of the pre-test and post-test, as well as from the behavior of students who are more disciplined after participating in a series of activities. It is hoped that the improvement shown by the target audience can be a step for the formation of klitih preventive agents.

Innovative Response Cultural Fashion SMEs Towards Sustainable Business

Background: Research aims to identify the critical challenges and marketing strategies faced by cultural fashion SMEs and how they adapt to global changes to sustainable businesses. This research is descriptive qualitative. The data collection technique of this research used the interview method. The selection of informants in this study used a non-probability sampling method with a snowball sampling approach. Objective : This study aims to review the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats based on information obtained from 7 informants Such as crafters, local communities, entrepreneur Udeng Pacul Gowang and representatives of the Sidoarjo Regency Education and Culture Office Method : The strategic factors of Udeng Pacul Gowang obtained are entered in the form of Internal Strategic Factors Analysis Summary (IFAS) and External Factor Analysis Strategic (EFAS) tables, where each factor of the company's strategy is weighted. Giving internal and external weights is based on the calculation of the category value of the assessment of each strategic factor, from here it is seen which one has the greatest influence and the smallest influence to provide an assessment. Next, the researchers matched internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats based on the information obtained at the input stage. The analytical tools used in this study are the IE matrix (internal-external), the SWOT Quadrant Matrix, and the SWOT Matrix SWOT Analysis is able to identify the potential and barriers of the cultural fashion industry. Result : Innovative responses by SMEs in the cultural fashion industry are crucial for achieving sustainable business practices. The result of this study found that SMEs can use a range of strategies, including engaging in social and environmental responsibility practices, developing innovative products, and utilizing digital technologies to reach broader markets. Collaboration between SMEs, government, and other stakeholders is also important in developing sustainable business practices. These efforts can lead to positive outcomes, such as improved financial performance, enhanced social and environmental impacts, and increased competitiveness in the global market. Conclusion : (SMEs) play a crucial role in the socioeconomic development of a country. They create job opportunities, empower women, expand rural livelihoods, reduce poverty, contribute to GDP, develop businesses, and enhance entrepreneurial institutions. Among these SMEs are those in the creative industry of cultural fashion, such as Udeng Pacul Gowang products, which have global competitiveness. Udeng Pacul Gowang, made from batik cloth, is a product of state identity that can be used for cultural diplomacy. The development of this business potential requires the support of the government, the private sector, academics, and practitioners. The government can open up opportunities for UKM Udeng Pacul Gowang through policy regulations, while academics and practitioners can collaborate to conduct research and innovation for sustainable business continuity. The younger generation can also practice directly in understanding the business and culture of Udeng Pacul Gowang to regenerate craftsmen. The Sidoarjo Regency government's current support for local culture-based products requires evaluation and follow-up to provide capital grants, soft skills training, and appropriate technology for the digital era's challenges. Keywords: marketing strategy; cultural fashion; smes; sustainable business

Teaching Soft Skills Competencies in US Social Work Programs

ABSTRACT Social workers need to possess professional skills and personal qualities, often referred to as “soft skills,” along with disciplinary knowledge, to be successful and to deliver high-quality client services. This study reports on the importance US social work faculty place on soft skills, the extent to which these faculty incorporate soft skills training into their courses, the methods they use to teach soft skills, and whether they provide feedback on student learning. Data were collected through an online survey distributed in spring 2020 to baccalaureate and master’s faculty at US schools of social work. Results indicate social work educators view soft skills education as important and feel largely responsible for teaching these skills and providing feedback. The teaching methods most readily employed are passive in nature and there is limited emphasis toward teaching many of the soft skills competencies specifically noted in the 2015 accreditation standards promulgated by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Hard and Soft Skills in Vocational Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia

Abstract This paper studies the effects of an oversubscribed job-training program on skills and labor-market outcomes using both survey and administrative data. Overall, vocational training improves labor-market outcomes, particularly by increasing formal employment. A second round of randomization evaluates how applicants to otherwise similar job-training programs are affected by the extent that hard versus soft skills are emphasized in the curriculum. Admission to a vocational program that emphasizes technical relative to social skills generates greater short-term benefits, but these relative benefits quickly disappear, putting participants in the technical training on equal footing with their peers from the soft-skill training in under a year. Results from an additional randomization suggest that offering financial support for transportation and food increases the effectiveness of the program. The program fails to improve the soft skills or broader labor-market outcomes of women.

SOLUTIONS FOR SOFT SKILL TRAINING FOR STUDENTS IN VIETNAM TODAY

In higher education, with the current context of globalization and international integration, equipping students with soft skills (soft skills) has become very important and necessary. The impact of many information flows, many cultural flows has affected the awareness, attitude and behavior of young people. For students of pedagogical schools, soft skills play an even more important role stemming from the professional characteristics of the sector. The output of students in pedagogical schools is mainly related to teaching - a field that requires ingenuity, flexibility, flexibility, skills in interaction, communication, and problem solving. To meet this goal, pedagogical schools need to attach importance to the education of soft skills for students in the training process. Because soft skills is not determined by the personality of the individual, but is formed, developed and increasingly perfected through the process of learning and training. Factors affecting the management of soft skill training for students of pedagogical schools in Vietnam

Nhu cầu đào tạo liên tục của điều dưỡng lâm sàng khối Nội và khối Ngoại và một số yếu tố ảnh hưởng tại Bệnh viện đa khoa trung tâm Tiền Giang năm 2021

The study aimed to describe the needs and determine influenced factors continuous medical education needs among nurses in Tien Giang general hospital in 2021. A cross-sectional study was conducted with combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 246 clinical nurses was selected in this study for a self-administered questionnaire and the hospital director, head nurse, and nurses were invited for in-depth interview and focus group discussions. The results showed that 95.1% of nurses had a need for continuous medical education, in which the highest need was training in soft skills and patient care techniques. The desired training location was at the provincial general hospital, the duration of the training course was less than 7 days. Most clinical nurses chose the form of concentrated training that combines theory and practice approaches. Some factors related to financial issues, the burden of workload and job position were negative influenced factors on the training need of clinical nurses. Other factors including need for promotion, and training management were positive influenced factors on continuous medical training among clinical nurses. Keywords: Continous Medical Educaltion (CME), training need assessment, nurses, hosipital, Tien Giang general hospital

Kết quả khảo sát năng lực về xã hội, văn hóa và sức khỏe cộng đồng trong chăm sóc bà mẹ và trẻ sơ sinh của hộ sinh ở tuyến xã tại Việt Nam giai đoạn 2021-2022

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the social, cultural, and community health capacity for maternity and newborn care provided by midwives at the commune level in Vietnam over the years 2021–2022. Methods: From May 2021 to August 2022, 300 midwives in the provinces of Bac Ninh, Tuyen Quang, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Dong Thap, and Dong Nai participated in a cross-sectional descriptive study utilizing questionnaires and interviews. Results: Basic social, cultural, and public health competences in maternity and child care include basic social, cultural, and public health abilities for caring for pregnant women and newborns. Midwives deliver babies at a rate of 80.5%. Increasing social, cultural, and public health capabilities in maternity and neonatal care A 54.8% midwifery rate. Conclusion: Basic social, cultural, and community health competences in care: Social, cultural, and community health basic and extended skills in maternity and neonatal care A high percentage of midwives provide maternal and neonatal care. In order to support the team in developing soft skills and professional skills at work, the study presents recommendations for strengthening midwives' professional skill and soft skill training. Keywords: Capacity, midwifery, commune level, maternal and newborn care

Effects of a New Soft Skills Metacognition Training Program on Self-Efficacy and Adaptive Performance.

Although soft skills training is called for by many scholars and managers, empirical studies on concrete training programs are scarce and do not always have the methodological rigor that is necessary to draw meaningful conclusions about their impact. In the present research, we investigate the effects of a new soft skills metacognition training program on self-efficacy and adaptive performance. To test these effects, we conducted an experiment with a sample of employees of a large firm (n = 180). The experiment included pre- and post-measurements and a control condition. The results suggested that participating in the training led to an increase in soft skills metacognition, self-efficacy, and four dimensions of adaptive performance, compared to a control condition. Mediation analyses suggested that an increase in soft skills metacognition led to an increase in self-efficacy, which led, in turn, to an increase in adaptive performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, as well as limitations.

BALAI LATIHAN KERJA (BLK) DALAM MENINGKATKAN CIVIC COMPETENCE TENAGA KERJA DI ERA REVOLUSI 4.0

This article aims to explain the increase of civic competence for the workforce in vocational training centers (BLK) in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method. This research was conducted at BLK level 1 UPTP Aceh. Sources of data obtained by observation, interviews, and document analysis. Data analysis uses mile and hubberman by data reduction, triangulation and display. The results of the study show that BLK have carried out civic competence improvements through soft skill and hard skill training programs and adapted to the 4.0 industrial revolution era. This can be seen through the determination of programs that use TNA (training need analysis), its means looking at programs by developments needs of the labor market before opening the type of training programs and based on DUDI (business and industry).

Virtual reality environments to train soft skills in medical and nursing education: a technical feasibility study between France and Japan.

To meet the urgent and massive training needs of healthcare professionals, the use of digital technologies is proving increasingly relevant, and the rise of digital training platforms shows their usefulness and possibilities. However, despite the impact of these platforms on the medical skills learning, cultural differences are rarely factored in the implementation of these training environments. By using the Scrub Nurse Non-Technical Skills Training System (SunSet), we developed a methodology enabling the adaptation of a virtual reality-based environment and scenarios from French to Japanese cultural and medical practices. We then conducted a technical feasibility study between France and Japan to assess virtual reality simulations acceptance among scrub nurses. Results in term of acceptance do not reveal major disparity between both populations, and the only emerging significant difference between both groups is on the Behavioral Intention, which is significantly higher for the French scrub nurses. In both cases, participants had a positive outlook. The findings suggest that the methodology we have implemented can be further used in the context of cultural adaptation of non-technical skills learning scenarios in virtual environments for the training and assessment of health care personnel.