Future Skills Framework
22 Durable, Future-Ready Competencies
Organized into five domains, each competency has learning outcomes, performance indicators, real-world applications, assessment strategies, and portfolio evidence.
Five Domains, 22 Competencies
The Framework
🧠 Thinking & Creativity
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Creativity
Innovation
🤝 Working With Others
Communication
Collaboration
Leadership
Professionalism
💻 Digital & AI
Digital Citizenship
AI Literacy
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
🚀 Self & Career
Adaptability
Resilience
Self-Management
Career Planning
Project Management
Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurship
🌍 Citizenship & Ethics
Ethical Decision Making
Global Citizenship
Environmental Responsibility
How Each Competency Is Defined
Sample Competency Specifications
Every one of the 22 follows this same structure.
🗣️ Communication
Learning outcomes: communicate clearly in speech, writing, and digital media for different audiences and purposes.
Performance indicators: organizes ideas logically; adapts tone to audience; uses evidence; listens actively.
Real-world applications: client emails, presentations, customer service, team updates.
Assessment strategies: presentation rubric, writing samples, recorded pitch, peer feedback.
Portfolio evidence: a recorded presentation + a professional email + reflection.
🤖 AI Literacy
Learning outcomes: use AI tools responsibly and effectively; evaluate AI output; understand ethics & limits.
Performance indicators: writes effective prompts; verifies AI claims; cites AI use; protects privacy.
Real-world applications: drafting, research, automation, content creation.
Assessment strategies: AI-use task + reflection on accuracy/ethics; prompt portfolio.
Portfolio evidence: an AI-assisted project with a "how I used AI responsibly" note → AI Hub.
💰 Financial Literacy
Learning outcomes: budget, save, and make informed money decisions; understand income, credit, and costs.
Performance indicators: builds a budget; explains needs vs. wants; plans for a goal.
Real-world applications: personal budgeting, pricing a product, business costs.
Assessment strategies: budget project, business cost analysis, reflection.
Portfolio evidence: a personal or business budget + reflection.
💡 Entrepreneurship
Learning outcomes: identify opportunities and design, plan, and pitch a venture.
Performance indicators: validates an idea; builds a simple plan; pitches persuasively.
Real-world applications: small business, social enterprise, side ventures.
Assessment strategies: business plan + pitch rubric.
Portfolio evidence: a business plan + recorded pitch → Entrepreneurship Hub.
Try It
Future-Skills Self-Assessment
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