Explore the connections
Practical themes
Ten ways to explore connected skills and their relevance to learning, participation and everyday life.
These themes are UnionOfSkills.com’s interpretation and navigation model, not an official EU list.
Critical thinking
Making sense of information, weighing reasons and deciding what to believe or do.
Communication
Expressing ideas clearly, understanding others and exchanging different views.
Creativity
Generating possibilities and expressing ideas or experiences through creative forms.
Problem-solving
Defining a problem, testing and improving responses, and understanding wider effects.
Digital literacy
Using digital technologies effectively, critically, safely and responsibly.
Participation & citizenship
Contributing to decisions and action around shared concerns.
Inclusion & diversity
Understanding different experiences and responding to barriers to meaningful participation.
Collaboration & teamwork
Coordinating contributions and working through differences towards a shared outcome.
Learning to learn
Directing learning, reflecting on experience, adapting and managing one’s approach, with feedback and support where useful.
Entrepreneurship
Recognising opportunities and turning ideas into practical benefits for others through initiative, planning and considered action.