| 21st Century Skills

PERSEVERANCE

As a citizen of the 21st century,
you should be able to

persist in achieving your goals, despite the obstacles, difficulties, failures and frustrations you encounter along the way
work tirelessly to achieve what you want, no matter what it takes
maintain focus, motivation, and effort to achieve your short- and long-term goals
do not give up what you want just because achieving it is difficult, complex or will take time
finish what you start, whatever that means

Competence
Area

Skills

Being able to finish whatever you begin
Ability to not give up easily, even when facing setbacks
Being able to overcome setbacks to conquer an important challenge
Being diligent and hard worker
Being able to work to achieve goals, even if they take time to get
Ability keep up with what you want in spite of challenges and distractions

Sources: Based on Duckworth et al. framework
(Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews & Kelly, 2007).

SKILLS IN ACTION

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RESOURCES

Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007).
Grit: perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of personality and social psychology, 92(6), 1087.
Merriman, K. K. (2017).
Leadership and perseverance. In Marques, J., Dhiman, S. (Eds.). Leadership Today (pp. 335-350). Springer, Cham.
OECD (2019). Education Working Papers No. 207.
Assessment framework of the oecd study on social and emotional skills.

#SKILLS21

21st century skills help individuals of all ages to reinvent themselves throughout life, adapt to changing and diverse circumstances, and identify opportunities for growth amid differences.