Diploma in Soft Skill Development

This free online Soft Skill Development course starts by explaining how to apply our hard skills in a social environment. It focuses on developing a wide variety of soft skills starting from communication, to working in different environments. Learn how to understand a communicative environment, the roles of communicants, the cultural norms, values and traditions affecting the nature and efficacy of speech interaction.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

Communication Skills 1: The Basics

In this module we will talk about understanding the communicative environment and some of the important soft skills which relate to communication. Learn also culture and context, the ways that we generally communicate like verbal, nonverbal, music, visuals.

Communication Skills 2 : Presentation and Interaction

In this module you will learn about speaking undoubtedly, but speaking in a slightly different context conversation, dialogue and multimedia presentation focusing on relationship between texts and images.; Module

Communication Skills 3: Visual, Nonverbal and Aural Communication

In this module you will learn about visual, nonverbal and aural communication and the key features of visual culture that would be relevant in the context of soft skills. Learn also the theories and application of visual culture, visual perception, its key components, form perception, depth perception, colour perception.

Interpersonal Communication 1: Individuals, Groups and Cultures

In this module you will learn about individual, groups and cultures. Relationships play an important role in our life, they influence our behaviour, goals and attitude. Learn also about group dynamics as it is concerned with interaction of forces amongst group members in social situations.

Diploma in Soft Skill Development – First Assessment

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.; Module

Interpersonal Communication 2: Emotional and Social Skills

In this module, you will learn about emotional and social skills. Personal competency deals with the self-awareness and self-management. Social competence deals with social awareness and relationship management. Learn also how intrapersonal communication includes activities as internal problem solving, resolution of internal conflict etc.

Developing Key Traits 1: Creativity, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

In this module, you will learn about creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. Creativity is the ability to make otherwise bring into existence something new. Workplace creativity is generally concerned with organizational products, services, processes and procedures.

Developing Key Traits 2: Motivation, Persuasion, Negotiation and Leadership

In this module, you will learn about motivation, persuasion, negotiation and leadership. Motivation relates to the force, stimulus or influence that guide people to do the things they do. Learn about leadership as the formal position where a specific person has power over others in the groups.

Essential and Vocational Skills: Survival Strategies

In this module you will learn about essential and vocational skills. Topics like managing time, managing stress, resilience, work – life balance and applying soft skills to workplace will be discussed.; Module

Diploma in Soft Skill Development – Second Assessment

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.; Module

Course assessment