Figure 3.
The diagram compares an original list of workforce competencies and skills with a revised cluster structure. The initial cluster includes competencies such as emotional intelligent workforce competence, social emotional competence, soft workforce competence, hard workforce competence, cognitive competence, digital competence, flexibility and adaptability, problem solving and analytical thinking, critical thinking and creativity, self management and planning, managing complexity, entrepreneurship competencies, language and communication skills, digital skills and e literacy skills, motivation to learn, ability and willingness to learn new things, intercultural skills, networking skills, teamwork ability, cooperative behaviour, ability to work under pressure, knowledge transfer ability, and communication between components of industry 4.0. The revised cluster titled demonstrating inter and multidisciplinary skills and mastering and displaying language specific skills reorganizes these competencies into categories including social emotional competence, hard workforce competence, cognitive problem solving analytical skills, flexibility and adaptability, self management and planning, entrepreneurship competencies, language and communication skills, collaboration and intercultural networking, ability to work under pressure, and ability to identify and provide value added information clearly and objectively.Data analysis and manipulation of capabilities
Source: Authors’ own work