Life skillsLife skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. This concept is also termed as psychosocial competency. The subject varies greatly depending on social norms and community expectations but skills that function for well-being and aid individuals to develop into active and productive members of their communities are considered as life skills.
Intelligence émotionnellevignette|Les émotions sociales ont souvent lieux dans le cadre familial comme illustré sur cette image L'intelligence émotionnelle (IE) fait référence à la capacité d'une personne à percevoir, comprendre, gérer et exprimer ses propres émotions, ainsi que celles des autres, afin de résoudre les problèmes et réguler les comportements liés aux émotions. Bien que le terme soit apparu pour la première fois en 1964, il a gagné en popularité dans le best-seller L'Intelligence émotionnelle, écrit par le journaliste scientifique Daniel Goleman en 1995.
Soft skillsSoft skills, also known as power skills, common skills, essential skills, or core skills, are skills applicable to all professions. These include critical thinking, problem solving, public speaking, professional writing, teamwork, digital literacy, leadership, professional attitude, work ethic, career management and intercultural fluency. This is in contrast to hard skills, which are specific to individual professions. The word "skill" highlights the practical function.
Emotional literacyThe term emotional literacy has often been used in parallel to, and sometimes interchangeably with, the term emotional intelligence. However, there are important differences between the two. Emotional literacy was noted as part of a project advocating humanistic education in the early 1970s. The term was used extensively by Claude Steiner (1997) who wrote: "Emotional literacy is made up of 'the ability to understand your emotions, the ability to listen to others and empathise with their emotions, and the ability to express emotions productively.
Savoir-êtrevignette|Savoir-être Le savoir-être est un ensemble de qualités personnelles, d'habiletés sociales correspondant à la capacité de produire des actions et des réactions adaptées à l'environnement humain et écologique. Il est nécessaire à l'autonomie, au partage avec les autres et à une vie affective riche. Cette capacité s'acquiert en partie par la connaissance de savoirs comportementaux spécifiques en situation d'acteur social.