Growth Mindset is skill of the month for My Skills 12x12

Sheikh Mohammed with other officials at the launch of My Skills 12x12 campaign. - Courtesy: Twitter

As part of its mission to train national talents, the UAE on Tuesday launched the My Skills 12x12 campaign, which is one of a series of programmes designed to implement the strategy for the Advanced Skills National Programme, adopted by the UAE Cabinet.
The campaign was launched under the directives and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
My Skills 12x12 is one of the initiatives launched to support the National Strategy for Advanced Skills and constitutes the first step towards implementing it. It aims to train national talent and empower them to shape the future, face its challenges, and establish the UAE as a leader across all sectors. The campaign, which will take place over the course of an entire year, seeks to engrain the concept of lifelong learning in the Emirati society.
Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills, said: "With the strength and dedication of its people, the UAE is steadily establishing itself as a leader in all sectors. The UAE opens doors to those who are determined to address challenges and overcome the impossible. Our wise leadership has great faith in the Emirati people's ability to keep up with future transformations and master advanced skills to transform our challenges into opportunities."
The programme focuses on 12 different skills that are in line with future transformations and guarantee development in various vital sectors in the UAE. Advanced skills are classified along three main categories, namely, Foundational Literacies, Competencies and Character Qualities. Additionally, there will be a fourth category covering Specialised Skills for each individual sector, which include proficiency in 3D printing, agriculture technologies, designing and programming self-driving cars, and structural engineering, among other skills.
Throughout the campaign, every month will be dedicated to learning and developing a specific skill. Sheikh Mohammed designated Growth Mindset as the first skill to focus on in June 2019. The campaign includes numerous workshops, lectures and training sessions and started with an introduction to the Growth Mindset skill, which targets all segments of the community and raises people's awareness around the importance of developing oneself to keep up with all transformations taking place around the world.
"The campaign helps achieve the UAE's plans to develop an economic engine that serves its aspirations. This objective can only be achieved through consistent and continuous development of people's skills, and by arming them with the necessary expertise to make sound decisions and propose innovative solutions to various national issues," said the minister.
"The upcoming phase will see us work hand in hand with our partners across all federal and local government entities to promote advanced skills and establish a lifelong learning culture in Emirati society," he added, noting that a study was conducted in collaboration with numerous government entities, more than 70 international institutions, and the private sector in the UAE. The study determined 12 main skills that the generation of the future must learn in order to drive their personal development and ensure their competitiveness in the job market.
These skills serve to develop sectors of the future in the UAE, and increase their contribution to GDP. The sectors include: Food and agriculture, water, information and communication technology (ICT), industry, space exploration, healthcare, (sustainable) energy, the government sector, construction, wholesale and retail, tourism, transportation, and finance and insurance. Furthermore, the study determined the primary methods to develop these skillsets.
One skill a month
From June, every month will be dedicated to learning and developing a specific skill under the My Skills 12x12 campaign.
The skills on the list are:
>Scientific literacy
>Creativity
>Critical thinking/problem solving
>Leadership
>Empathy
>Tech literacy
>Financial literacy
>Collaboration
>Communication
>Adaptability
>Social and cultural awareness
> Growth mindset
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