Building a foundation of interdisciplinary attitudes and skills, the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) global competencies are a pan-Canadian initiative to prepare students for a rapidly changing future.

• critical thinking and problem solving

• innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship

• learning to learn/self-awareness and self-direction

• collaboration

• communication

• global citizenship and sustainability

Find out more at:

https://www.cmec.ca/682/Global_Competencies.html

21st Century competencies are prioritized through a foundation of numeracy and literacy through curriculum models that include:

• Content - What students are expected to know

• Curricular Competencies - What students are expected to do

• Big Ideas - What students are expected to understand

Find out more at: http://www.c21canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/C21-ShiftingMinds-3.pdf

Transferable skills are the skills and attributes that students need in order to succeed in a dynamic modern world.
These competencies work together with learning outcomes to develop and engage students in essential learning focused on intellectual, personal, and social and emotional proficiencies.

• Creative Thinking

• Critical Thinking

• Communication

• Positive Personal/Cultural Identity

• Personal Awareness and Responsibility

• Social Awareness and Responsibility

Find out more through your Ministry of Education:

https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/competencies

https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/program-planning/transferable-skills/introduction

https://curriculum.learnalberta.ca/curriculum/en/f/comk