Introduction to Human Skills

Learning Competencies

By the end of this exploration, you should:

• Understand the purpose of the Human Skills curriculum

Summary

Human Skills is about growing the human part of the web development equation.

Description

"To be a good web developer, study code. To be a great one, study people." Joshua Vial, Founder of Dev Academy

Understanding yourself in the context of others and utilising your Human Skills will set you up for your career. Believe it or not, tech employers aren't looking for top grades or the person with the most outstanding code. They're looking for exceptional human beings who will enhance the culture of their team.

Hiring managers agree that training a person to do the job is relatively easy, but teaching them how to communicate, cooperate, and work amongst diverse perspectives is much more complex. That's where Human Skills comes in.

"Hire for fit, train for skill."

What will I learn?

Human Skills will introduce you to techniques to train your mind. You'll learn valuable ways of understanding problems and support to strengthen your self-solving skills.

Human Skills also prepares you for learning experiences drawing from your agency of values and strengths. It is the culmination of values, awareness, and mindset to maximise your learning and career journey.

How will I be assessed?

Human Skills is assessed through your reflections, such as blog posts and your participation in cohort activities.