Vol. 2 No. 2 (2011)
Theoretical Studies

Integration of Social Skill Training in Employment

Rochelle L. Engelsma
Grand Valley State University
Joan Borst
Grand Valley State University

Published 01-12-2011

Keywords

  • soft skills,
  • hard skills,
  • employment,
  • social integration,
  • skills training

Abstract

The need for the integration of social skills into employment continues to grow as the economic market becomes more competitive. Technical trainings are no longer sufficient to meet the employers’ needs and the markets’ demands. The need for better social integration in the workplace has formed into a type of trainings known as soft skill trainings. Within the last two decades research has been done, incorporating soft skill trainings into the work environment and the results show the trainings to be conducive to higher productivity and better social integration.