Decision-making, is deciding on a choice using research and analysis as well as your own expertise or judgement. You will also usually need to confirm and begin the next steps to fix the problem.

Become solution-focused. After you've identified a problem, try to immediately switch your mindset to finding a solution instead of focusing on the problem itself. By remaining solution-focused, you can clear your mind to better research, brainstorm and identify your options.

Brainstorm ideas. It's important to keep your mind as open as possible when solving problems. Sit down and list out every possible solution you can think of, and then ask your team members to list extra solutions. Write down every idea you think of – the more possible solutions you have, the more creative you can be in solving problems.

Being creative, doing something creative is an important factor in problem solving. Being creative in ways in which you find out information, thinking about different ideas and different ways off doing things.

Communication, practice communicating with family & friends clearly can help you when needing to communicate with others such as colleagues or your college tutors.

Ask for advice, ask your family or friends how they overcome problems, they may offer solutions that you have not thought about.

Research, at college you will need research skills to complete assignments. This involves gathering information and asking questions. These skills are needed when problem solving as gathering as much research to help overcome a problem is important.

Gaining an industry placement, this will provide you with real in person workplace experiences and you will develop important skills which you can use later on within your career that help you to overcome different problems that may arise.

Learn from others, you will have peers and tutors who can provide you with different perspectives and skills. Observing how your peers solve problems can help you improve your own skills.