Welcome to
Skills Summary
Skills Summary is an easy to use online tool that measures the skills young people gain by participating in non-formal education such as youth work, volunteering and other out-of-school opportunities.
I am a young person
Skills Summary will help you assess your transversal skills, like communication skills and teamwork.
It will help you build a strong CV and give you the best opportunity to prepare for job interviews.
I support young people
Skills Summary will help you in your role supporting young people’s skills development and in measuring the impact of your projects and your organisation’s work.
I’m an employer
Skills Summary will help you better understand the value of non-formal education and youth work experience of your potential employees, enrich your recruitment and benefit your selection process.
Core Competencies
Identify your key life skills by answering 12 short questions in each of our 12 categories
Skills Summary
Review your progress and record your experience on your personalised Profile Page
Endorsements
Request endorsements from your peers or mentors to support your CV preparation
Want to check it out?
Try out Skills Summary now! Click on the button below and you’ll be able to access a taster of one of the skills courses before you sign up.
SKILLS SUMMARY COURSES
Communication Skills
Communication Skills
Communication is all about getting information across. This can be anything from messages to thoughts, feelings or emotions.
Interpersonal Skills
They involve being open minded and respectful to other people’s views and opinions, even if they are different from your own.
Teamwork
Teamwork is when a group of people work together towards the same goal. It happens everywhere in our day to day lives.
Productivity Skills
Decision Making
Decision making is choosing between two or more courses of action or between two or more solutions to a problem.
Problem Solving
Identifying and breaking down the problem as well as recognising other existing problems is key to finding a solution.
Organisation Skills
Organisation means planning, managing and keeping track of your time, resources and activities.
Leadership Skills
Adaptability
Adaptability is being flexible when things change or faced with different people or situations.
Leadership
Leadership is about giving direction and providing a vision and motivation to others.
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship means being creative, thinking outside the box for new ideas and approaches.
Personal Skills
Drive and Resilience
Someone who has a lot of drive takes responsibility for their own work and takes on challenges even if they seem impossible at first.
Ethics and Integrity
A person who is ethical and has integrity is someone that always tries to be honest and responsible, even when it may be hard.
IT Skills
Having good IT skills means being able to understand and use the right technology for a certain task or job.
PARTNERS
Skills Summary is the result of a collaborative project between the National Youth Council of Ireland, Accenture, Spunout and many other amazing youth and voluntary organisations across Ireland as well as many brilliant young people and youth groups.
It is funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) and a mandatory tool in the Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative.
