The personal and professional skills course aims to develop responsibility, practical problem-solving, good intellectual habits, ethical understandings, perseverance, resilience, an appreciation of identity and perspective, and an understanding of the complexity of the modern world. The course is taught across two years, and interweaves five themes; Personal Development, Intercultural Understanding, Effective Communication, Thinking Processes and Applied Ethics. Practical skills learned in the PPS class prepare students not only for success now, but also prepares them for a future in which these "soft skills" have become highly sought after by employers and allow for career advancement.